Hyolaryngeal Excursion as the Physiological Source of Accelerometry Signals during Swallowing

Swallowing dysfunction, or dysphagia, can result from any structural or neurological impairment that affects the swallowing mechanism. Accelerometry is a non-invasive technique that may be used to measure the epidermal vibration signals on a patient’s throat during swallowing. The purpose of this st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zoratto, Dana Christine Bech-Hansen
Other Authors: Chau, Tom
Language:en_ca
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/19018