Purpose: The clinical evaluation of vocal fold movement disorders should contain the electromyography of the laryngeal muscles (LEMG). The most challenging point in LEMG is the right positioning of the EMG needle in the small target muscles. As the results of the EMG have great influence in the decision of treatment it is important to confirm the results of this examination. Anatomical structures of the larynx should be identified with laryngeal ultrasonography and the ultrasonography (US)-guided electromagnetic needle tracking should guide the LEMG needle to the target muscle.
Methods: The thyroarytenoid (TA) and cricothyroid (CT) muscles had been evaluated in 19 patients (20 examinations). The US-guided transcutaneous LEMG using electromagnetic needle tracking was performed by one ENT doctor and all examinations had been video monitored. The videos were analyzed for the accuracy rate and the visibility of the important laryngeal structures.
Results: The laryngeal structures were identified in all the cases using laryngeal ultrasonography. The examination times of the US-guided LEMG were acceptable (8 min, 32 s). The US-guided LEMG was feasible in 56 (36 TA, 20 CT) examinations. The TA and CT could be visualized successfully but in 17 examinations (30%) the signal was not stable. We could still reach the target muscles in more than 50% of these cases.
Conclusion: US-guided electromagnetic needle tracking in LEMG helps to determine the exact position of the laryngeal structures. With further technical improvement of the stability of the electromagnetic needle tracking signal the US-guided electromagnetic needle tracking of the target muscles in the larynx could help to improve the accuracy of the transcutaneous LEMG.
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