Dysphagia

Research from University of Naples has provided new data on dysphagia

Published in Gastroenterology Week, November 24th, 2008

"Dysphagia is a symptom of different pathological Conditions characterised by alteration of the swallowing mechanism, which may manifest at different levels. We report our experience in the evaluation of the swallowing mechanism with combined videofluoroscopy and manometric recordings," scientists writing in the journal Radiologia Medica report.

"For the combined study, we used a Dyno Compact computerised system (Merifis Biomedical s.r.l.. Bologna. Italy) equipped with: (1) graphics card for the management of ultrasonographic or radiological images: (2) A.VI.U.S. dedicated software package, which enables digital-quality recording (PAL/NTSC, composite video or...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2008-11-24)

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