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The Therapeutic Swallowing Study

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Dysphagia

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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Videoradiography is one of the most frequently used instrumental techniques to assess oral and pharyngeal swallowing dysfunction. A therapeutic swallowing study should always be performed in collaboration between a trained speech/language pathologist and a radiologist. Focus during the examination is the oral and pharyngeal phases of deglutition. The swallowing function is tested with various bolus volumes and textures. Implementation of trial therapeutic strategies is another important component of the examination. The study is recorded on a dynamic medium making it possible to analyse structural movements in relation to constant flow after the examination. After the examination the SLP and the radiologist document a collaborative report.

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  1. Neurological Department and Diagnostic Centre of Imaging and Functional Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden

    Margareta Bülow

  2. MUSC Evelyn Trammell Institute for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Bonnie Martin-Harris

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Bülow, M., Martin-Harris, B. (2011). The Therapeutic Swallowing Study. In: Ekberg, O. (eds) Dysphagia. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2011_351

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