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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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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 |
author_facet | Cheon, Ji Hwan 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. |
spellingShingle | Original Article 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 |
title | Ultrasonographic Measurement of Thickness of the Thyrohyoid Muscle: A Pilot Study |
title_full | Ultrasonographic Measurement of Thickness of the Thyrohyoid Muscle: A Pilot Study |
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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