Dysphagia Echocardiography and ultrasound
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Feham Tariq, MD [2], Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [3]
Overview
Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of dysphagia. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive of dysphagia include observing the tongue, larynx, and hyoid-bone movements along hypertrophy of the muscular layer.
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
The ultrasound findings of dysphagia are as follows:[1]
- Observing the tongue, larynx, and hyoid-bone movements
- Hypertrophy of the muscularis layer.
References
- ↑ Mittal, Ravinder K.; Liu, Jianmin; Puckett, James L.; Bhalla, Vikas; Bhargava, Valmik; Tipnis, Neelish; Kassab, Ghassan (2005). "Sensory and motor function of the esophagus: Lessons from ultrasound imaging". Gastroenterology. 128 (2): 487–497. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2004.08.004. ISSN 0016-5085.