Location of the upper oesophageal sphincter during swallowing: Analysis using swallowing CT.

Minxing Gao Yoko Inamoto Eiichi Saitoh Keiko Aihara Seiko Shibata Marlís González-Fernández Yohei Otaka

Published in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2024)

Males showed lower UES location and larger displacement than females. The impact of age was evident with lower location before swallowing and larger displacement during swallowing. Differences observed by sex were not completely explained by using the VERT scale to adjust for height.

Keyphrases

body mass index
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance
image quality