Validity and reliability of visual assessment of orofacial muscle ultrasound images using a modified Heckmatt scale.

Marloes L J LagardeLenie van den Engel-HoekAlexander C H Geurts Nens van Alfen

Published in: Muscle & nerve (2023)

Both the original Heckmatt and the modified Heckmatt scale are valid and reliable tools for the visual grading of orofacial ultrasound images. The modified Heckmatt scale, with only three grades and including an "uncertain" category, is considered easier to use in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
clinical practice
deep learning
convolutional neural network
optical coherence tomography
clinical evaluation