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Ultrasonographic Measurement of Thickness of the Thyrohyoid Muscle: A Pilot Study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the normal thickness of the thyrohyoid muscle, which is one of the key muscles related to swallowing, by ultrasonography. METHODS: The thickness of the left and right thyrohyoid muscles was measured in normal male and female adults ranging in age from 20 to 79 years by ultraso...

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Autores principales: Cheon, Ji Hwan, Nam, Du Hyeon, Kim, Howard, Lee, Dong Youl, Cho, Youn Kyung, Kang, Eun Young, Lee, Sung Hoon
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Publicado: Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5108715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27847718
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2016.40.5.878
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author Cheon, Ji Hwan
Nam, Du Hyeon
Kim, Howard
Lee, Dong Youl
Cho, Youn Kyung
Kang, Eun Young
Lee, Sung Hoon
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Nam, Du Hyeon
Kim, Howard
Lee, Dong Youl
Cho, Youn Kyung
Kang, Eun Young
Lee, Sung Hoon
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description OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the normal thickness of the thyrohyoid muscle, which is one of the key muscles related to swallowing, by ultrasonography. METHODS: The thickness of the left and right thyrohyoid muscles was measured in normal male and female adults ranging in age from 20 to 79 years by ultrasonography. The groups were classified according to age as follows: subjects ranging in age from 20 to 39 years were classified into group A, subjects ranging in age from 40 to 59 years were classified into group B, and subjects ranging in age from 60 to 79 years were classified into group C. The measurement level was the line that joins the upper tip of the superior thyroid notch and the oblique line of the thyroid cartilage. Also, a correlation with the thyrohyoid muscle was investigated by collecting information regarding height, weight, body mass index (BMI), age, and gender of subjects in the healthy group. RESULTS: The number of subjects in each group was as follows: group A (n=82), group B (n=62), and group C (n=60). Also, the thicknesses of the left and right muscles were 2.72±0.65 mm and 2.87±0.76 mm in group A, 2.83±0.61 mm and 2.93±0.67 mm in group B, and 2.59±054 mm and 2.73±0.55 mm in group C, respectively. Thyrohyoid muscle had a correlation with height, weight, and BMI. The thickness of the left and right thyrohyoid muscles was greater in male subjects than in female subjects and the right side muscle was thicker than the left side muscle. CONCLUSION: The average thickness of the left and right thyrohyoid muscles was 3.20±0.54 mm in male subjects and 2.34±0.37 mm in female subjects. The thickness of the thyrohyoid muscle was positively correlated with height, weight, and BMI, and the thyrohyoid muscle was thicker in male subjects than in female subjects and the right side muscle was thicker than the left side muscle.
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spelling pubmed-51087152016-11-15 Ultrasonographic Measurement of Thickness of the Thyrohyoid Muscle: A Pilot Study Cheon, Ji Hwan Nam, Du Hyeon Kim, Howard Lee, Dong Youl Cho, Youn Kyung Kang, Eun Young Lee, Sung Hoon Ann Rehabil Med Original Article OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the normal thickness of the thyrohyoid muscle, which is one of the key muscles related to swallowing, by ultrasonography. METHODS: The thickness of the left and right thyrohyoid muscles was measured in normal male and female adults ranging in age from 20 to 79 years by ultrasonography. The groups were classified according to age as follows: subjects ranging in age from 20 to 39 years were classified into group A, subjects ranging in age from 40 to 59 years were classified into group B, and subjects ranging in age from 60 to 79 years were classified into group C. The measurement level was the line that joins the upper tip of the superior thyroid notch and the oblique line of the thyroid cartilage. Also, a correlation with the thyrohyoid muscle was investigated by collecting information regarding height, weight, body mass index (BMI), age, and gender of subjects in the healthy group. RESULTS: The number of subjects in each group was as follows: group A (n=82), group B (n=62), and group C (n=60). Also, the thicknesses of the left and right muscles were 2.72±0.65 mm and 2.87±0.76 mm in group A, 2.83±0.61 mm and 2.93±0.67 mm in group B, and 2.59±054 mm and 2.73±0.55 mm in group C, respectively. Thyrohyoid muscle had a correlation with height, weight, and BMI. The thickness of the left and right thyrohyoid muscles was greater in male subjects than in female subjects and the right side muscle was thicker than the left side muscle. CONCLUSION: The average thickness of the left and right thyrohyoid muscles was 3.20±0.54 mm in male subjects and 2.34±0.37 mm in female subjects. The thickness of the thyrohyoid muscle was positively correlated with height, weight, and BMI, and the thyrohyoid muscle was thicker in male subjects than in female subjects and the right side muscle was thicker than the left side muscle. Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2016-10 2016-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC5108715/ /pubmed/27847718 http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2016.40.5.878 Text en Copyright © 2016 by Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Cheon, Ji Hwan
Nam, Du Hyeon
Kim, Howard
Lee, Dong Youl
Cho, Youn Kyung
Kang, Eun Young
Lee, Sung Hoon
Ultrasonographic Measurement of Thickness of the Thyrohyoid Muscle: A Pilot Study
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title_fullStr Ultrasonographic Measurement of Thickness of the Thyrohyoid Muscle: A Pilot Study
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasonographic Measurement of Thickness of the Thyrohyoid Muscle: A Pilot Study
title_short Ultrasonographic Measurement of Thickness of the Thyrohyoid Muscle: A Pilot Study
title_sort ultrasonographic measurement of thickness of the thyrohyoid muscle: a pilot study
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5108715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27847718
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2016.40.5.878
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