A new computed tomography-based approach to quantify swallowing muscle volume by measuring tongue muscle area in a single slice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring the swallowing muscle mass with volume measurements is complex and time intensive; therefore, it is not used in clinical practice. However, it can be clinically relevant, for instance, in the case of sarcopenic dysphagia. The aim of the study was to develop a feasible and clinically applicable method to measure swallowing muscle mass.

Methods

Data from 10 head and neck cancer patients were collected from the Oncological Life Study data-biobank of the University Medical Center Groningen. The pharyngeal constrictor, genioglossus, mylohyoid and geniohyoid complex muscles, as well as the tongue complex muscles, were delineated manually on routinely performed head and neck computed tomography scans. Axial and sagittal planes were used for volume and area meas

SUBMITTER: Hurtado-Oliva J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11446713 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature