Journal article
Reliability of the nasopharyngeal fiberscope (NPF) for assessing velopharyngeal function
The Cleft palate journal, Vol.20(2), pp.97-107
04/1983
PMID: 6573986
Abstract
Simultaneous side-view nasopharyngeal fiberscopic (NPF) and lateral cinefluoroscopic (cine) recordings were taken for two normal subjects to determine the stability of NPF placement for the study of velopharyngeal function, and the reliability and validity of NPF findings. The results indicate that the NPF was highly stable during the several velopharyngeal activities examined, the NPF tip maintaining a relatively constant relationship within the vertebral complex. Therefore, it seems likely that similar NPF views are obtained on different occasions with a subject. The findings also indicate that measurements can be made from NPF still photos for several aspects of the velopharyngeal mechanism. However, measurements of the left lateral wall movement were not reliable. Measurement of velar movement from NPF correlated well with cine measures of velar movement, indicating validity of that NPF measure.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Reliability of the nasopharyngeal fiberscope (NPF) for assessing velopharyngeal function
- Creators
- K IbukiM P KarnellH L Morris
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Cleft palate journal, Vol.20(2), pp.97-107
- PMID
- 6573986
- NLM abbreviation
- Cleft Palate J
- ISSN
- 0009-8701
- eISSN
- 2574-3597
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- DE-00853 / NIDCR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/1983
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984006333302771
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