Digastric muscle mass and intensity in older patients with sarcopenic dysphagia by ultrasonography.
Nami OgawaHIdetaka WakabayashiTakashi MoriIchiro FujishimaFumiko OshimaMasataka ItodaKenjiro KuniedaTakashi ShigematsuShinta NishiokaHaruka ToharaTomohisa OhnoAkiko NomotoAkio ShimizuMinoru YamadaSumito OgawaPublished in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2020)
Digastric muscle mass was smaller and muscle intensity was greater in sarcopenic dysphagia than no sarcopenic dysphagia. Ultrasonography of digastric muscle, as well as the tongue and geniohyoid muscle, is useful. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; 21: 14-19.