INTRODUCTION: Dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing, significantly impacts the quality of life of the affected individuals. Diagnostic approaches, including video fluoroscopic swallowing studies and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, are ...
PURPOSE: This scoping review aimed to map and synthesize evidence on technological advancements using Artificial Intelligence in the diagnosis and management of dysphagia. We followed the PRISMA guidelines and those of the Joanna Briggs Institute, fo...
The videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) is the gold standard for diagnosing dysphagia, but its interpretation is time-consuming and requires expertise. This study developed a deep learning model for automatically detecting penetration and aspir...
Digital cervical auscultation (CA) has high diagnostic test accuracy in the detection of aspiration in children. However, the clinical application of digital CA is limited because swallow sound recordings require manual segmentation by trained expert...
Feeding efficiency and safety are often driven by bolus volume, which is one of the most common clinical measures of assessing swallow performance. However, manual measurement of bolus area is time-consuming and suffers from high levels of inter-rate...
Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico
Mar 25, 2025
PURPOSE: Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a common and debilitating condition in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between tongue muscle composition (quantity and quality) and the risk of dysphagia in non-su...
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Mar 21, 2025
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic fundoplication remains the gold standard treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease. However, 10% to 20% of patients experience new, persistent, or recurrent symptoms warranting further treatment. Potential predictors for ...
Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS) is considered the gold standard for diagnosing swallowing disorders, or dysphagia. However, the interpretation of VFSS is susceptible to human bias and subjectivity, resulting in significant inter- and intra-...
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Dec 25, 2024
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Post-stroke dysphagia is highly prevalent and causes complication. While video games have demonstrated potential to increase patient engagement in rehabilitation, their efficacy in stroke patients with dysphagia remains unclear. ...
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
Nov 19, 2024
As the global population ages, dysphagia is becoming increasingly common among the elderly, posing serious risks such as choking, aspiration pneumonia, and even death. Leveraging advanced technologies to develop specialized food products for those wi...
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