Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1103-1108 , July 2009

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Hyoid–Larynx Approximation in Dysphagic Stroke Patients

  • Ya-Ling Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Fu Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yeun-Chung Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiang-Chen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tyng-Guey Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Tyng-Guey Wang, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.

Received 4 November 2008 ,Revised 26 January 2009 ,Accepted 26 February 2009.

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PII: S0301-5629(09)00075-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.02.006

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1103-1108 , July 2009

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