Spectral arc length as a method to quantify pharyngeal high-resolution manometric curve smoothness.
Austin J ScholpMatthew R HoffmanSarah P RosenSuzan M AbdelhalimCorinne A JonesJack J JiangTimothy M McCullochPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2021)
In this preliminary study, SPARC analysis was applied to distinguish control from post-stroke subjects. Considering alternative methods of analyzing pharyngeal HRM data may provide additional insight into the pathophysiology of dysphagia beyond what can be gleaned from measures of pressure and duration alone.