Limitations of the computerized laryngeal analyzer (CLA) in the assessment of the swallowing mechanism

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-227

  Maestri, R ^a   Pistarini, C ^a   Bertotti, G ^a   Ferri, A ^a   Guarnaschelli, C ^a   Pinna, G D ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computerized laryngeal analyzer (CLA); Repeatability; Swallowing disorders

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

COMPUTERIZED LARYNGEAL ANALYZERS; SWALLOWING DISORDERS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DYSPHAGIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWALLOWING; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034173923     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(00)00029-1     Document Type: Article

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