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Modified barium swallow

Known as: MBS, barium swallow modified 
A fluoroscopic procedure that examines a person's swallowing pattern. Liquid and solid food that contains barium sulfate is digested to determine if… 
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Late dysphagia after radiotherapy‐based treatment of head and neck cancer
Changing trends in head and neck cancer (HNC) merit an understanding of the late effects of therapy, but few studies examine… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Swallowing and voice effects of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT®): a pilot study
Objective: To define the effects of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT® on swallowing and voice in eight patients with… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Cerebral Microbleeds in CADASIL: A Gradient-Echo Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Autopsy Study
Background and Purpose— An increased frequency of clinically silent microbleeds (MB) has recently been observed in patients with… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Electrical stimulation for swallowing disorders caused by stroke.
BACKGROUND An estimated 15 million adults in the United States are affected by dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). Severe… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Prospective, Randomized Outcome Study of Endoscopy Versus Modified Barium Swallow in Patients With Dysphagia
Objective Aspiration pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in both acute and long‐term care settings. While… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Clinical Utility of the Modified Barium Swallow
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the immediate and clinically relevant information gained from the modified… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Dysphagia in children with a 22q11.2 deletion: unusual pattern found on modified barium swallow.
OBJECTIVES To delineate feeding dysfunction in a population of children with a 22q11.2 deletion and report the associated… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Response of parkinsonian swallowing dysfunction to dopaminergic stimulation
OBJECTIVES To determine the degree of dopaminergic response of swallowing dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease. METHODS Fifteen… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Validation of the 3-oz water swallow test for aspiration following stroke.
A 3-oz water swallow test identified 80% (16/20) of patients aspirating during a subsequent videofluoroscopic modified barium… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Videoendoscopic Evaluation of Patients with Dysphagia: An Adjunct to the Modified Barium Swallow
The modified barium swallow is currently the most comprehensive, widely available, and easily interpreted technique for the… 
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