ERIC Number: EJ1489791
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Nov
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1368-2822
EISSN: EISSN-1460-6984
Available Date: 2025-10-27
Inter-Instrument Agreement of Three Ultrasound Systems in Measuring the Cross-Sectional Area of the Geniohyoid Muscle
Takashi Mori1; Nami Ogawa2; Ichiro Fujishima3; Hidetaka Wakabayashi4; Keishi Okamoto3; Yuto Kameyama3; Ai Hirano5; Fumiko Oshima6; Masataka Itoda7; Sumito Ogawa8; Tomohisa Ohno9; Minoru Yamada10; Kenjiro Kunieda3,11; Takashi Shigematsu3; Shinta Nishioka12; Kazuki Fukuma13; Akio Shimizu14; Yoichiro Sugiyama15
International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, v60 n6 e70148 2025
Purpose: Measurement of swallowing muscle mass is important in determining sarcopenic dysphagia. Ultrasound equipment can measure the cross-sectional area of the swallowing muscles, but the inter-instrument reliability is unknown. In this study, the inter-instrument reliability was investigated. Methods: Three ultrasound devices were used to measure the geniohyoid muscle in 16 healthy participants, and their reliability was evaluated. The LogiQeV2, which has already been used to calculate cut-off values for the muscle mass of the geniohyoid muscle, was used as the key device. The reliability of the Sonosite iViz and the TUP-C035J for LogiQeV2 was analysed, respectively. Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman plots were used for the analysis. Results: The ICC between LogiQeV2 and Sonosite iViz was 0.976. One data point deviated from the Limit of agreement. The ICC between LogiQeV2 and TUP-C035J was 0.979. Ninety-four per cent of the data fell within the limit of agreement. From the result of the ICC and Bland-Altman plot, errors were judged to be within the acceptable range for practical purposes. Conclusion: The inter-instrument reliability of three ultrasound systems for cross-sectional area of geniohyoid muscle was confirmed. In the clinical setting, ultrasound systems can be widely used to measure the swallowing muscle mass.
Descriptors: Human Body, Motor Reactions, Diagnostic Tests, Acoustics, Reliability, Medical Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Equipment, Physical Disabilities
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Southern Tohoku General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan; 2Sakaue Dental Office, Tokyo, Japan; 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hamamatsu City Rehabilitation Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan; 4Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; 5Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan; 6Department of Rehabilitation, Japanese Red Cross Society Suwa Hospital, Nagano, Japan; 7Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Osaka Dental University Hospital, Osaka, Japan; 8Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; 9Department of Dentistry, Ryohoku Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; 10Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo, Japan; 11Department of Neurology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan; 12Department of Clinical Nutrition and Food Service, Nagasaki Rehabilitation Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; 13Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan; 14Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan; 15Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saga University Graduate School of Medicine, Saga, Japan

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