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- Traditional imaging methods for assessing velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) don't effectively visualize the VP structures that are crucial for surgical planning.
- Structural MRI is the only imaging tool that can provide detailed views of these structures, yet its clinical application has been limited.
- This paper aims to create a new VP MRI scanning protocol and provide guidelines on how to interpret these scans, including parameters for visualizing the velopharynx and techniques for speech elicitation during MRI.
Article Abstract
Traditional imaging modalities used to assess velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) do not allow for direct visualization of underlying velopharyngeal (VP) structures and musculature which could impact surgical planning. This limitation can be overcome via structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the only current imaging tool that provides direct visualization of salient VP structures. MRI has been used extensively in research; however, it has had limited clinical use. Factors that restrict clinical use of VP MRI include limited access to optimized VP MRI protocols and uncertainty regarding how to interpret VP MRI findings. The purpose of this paper is to outline a framework for establishing a novel VP MRI scan protocol and to detail the process of interpreting scans of the velopharynx at rest and during speech tasks. Additionally, this paper includes common scan parameters needed to allow for visualization of velopharynx and techniques for the elicitation of speech during scans.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10243551 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10556656221141188 | DOI Listing |
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