| Author/Editor | Barbič, Urška; Verdenik, Ivan; Marolt-Mušič, Maja; Ihan Hren, Nataša | |
| Title | Three-dimensional ultrasound evaluation of tongue volume | |
| Translated title | Tridimenzionalna ultrazvočna evalvacija volumna jezika | |
| Type | članek | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 84, št. 4 | |
| Publication year | 2016 | |
| Volume | str. 228-236 | |
| ISSN | 1581-0224 - Zdravniški vestnik | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Namen študije je bil utemeljiti tridimenzionalno (3D) ultrazvočno tehniko za določitev volumna jezika, jih primerjati med moško in žensko skupino ter poiskati korelacijo med volumni jezika in telesnimi značilnostmi. Metode: 3D ultrazvočna preiskava je bila narejena pri 14 moških in skupini 18 žensk z normalno okluzijo. Zbrani podatki so bili analizirani z dodatnim računalniškim programom in izračunani volumni jezikov. Določili smo ponovljivost ter zanesljivost metode. Student-t test smo uporabili za določitev značilnih razlik volumnov jezika pri različnih telesnih značilnostih moške in ženske skupine. Pearsonov korelacijski koeficient je bil uporabljen za določitev odnosa med volumnom jezika in telesnimi značilnostmi. Rezultati: 3D ultrazvočno merjeni volumni jezika so se izkazali tako za dobro ponovljivo (korelacijski koeficient ponovljivosti ICC: 0,997) kot tudi zanesljivo (ICC: 0,998 in 0,993) metodo. V moški skupini je bila značilno večja telesna višina, teža in večji BMI (angl. body mass indexom) kot v ženski skupini, pa tudi značilno večji volumni jezika (povprečno 89,2 cm% pri moških vs. 67,2 cm% pri ženskah). Z jezičnim volumnom korelirata samo telesna teža in BMI pri moških.The purpose of this study was to find a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound technique for tongue volume estimation, to compare male and female groups and to find the correlation between tongue volume and body characteristics. Methods: 3D ultrasound was performed in a group of 14 men and a group of 18 women with normocclusion. The collected data were analysed by annexed software and the tongue volume was estimated. The repeatability as well as intra- and inter-rater agreement was determined by calculating intra-class correlation coefficient. The Student t-test was used to determine if there were significant differences in tongue volume and body characteristics between the male and the female groups. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to assess the relationship between tongue volume and body characteristics. Results: The 3D ultrasound estimation of tongue volume was highly repeatable in terms of good intraclass correlation coefficients of repeatability (ICC: 0.997) as well as intra- and inter-rater reliabilities (ICC: 0.998 and 0.993 respectively). The male group were significantly taller, heavier and with higher BMI than the female group, and had significantly larger tongue volumes (mean of 89.2 cm3 in males vs. 67.2 cm3 in females). Only the body weights and BMIs in the male group correlated with the tongue volume. Conclusion: This study did demonstrate a valid and reproducible 3D ultrasound technique for tongue volume assessment. | |
| Keywords | tridimenzionalnost ultrazvok jezik prostornina three-dimensional ultrasound tongue volume |