Refining measurement of swallowing safety in the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) criteria: Validation of DIGEST version 2.

Katherine A HutchesonCarly E A BarbonClare P AlvarezCarla L Warneke

Published in: Cancer (2022)

Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) is a method developed and validated by the investigators in 2016 to grade the severity of pharyngeal swallowing dysfunction (dysphagia) with a decision tree or flowsheet to guide the clinician's review of a standard radiographic modified barium swallow study. This work reports on the validity of updated DIGEST criteria (version 2) that incorporate 2 modifications to the decision tree.

Keyphrases

high resolution
oxidative stress
psychometric properties
decision making
emergency department
mass spectrometry
fluorescence imaging