Table 3.

Scoring schema for MBSImP components analyzed.

Initiation of pharyngeal swallow

0 = Bolus head at posterior angle of ramus during first hyoid excursion

1 = Bolus head at vallecular pit during first hyoid excursion

2 = Bolus head at posterior laryngeal surface of epiglottis during first hyoid excursion

3 = Bolus head at pit of pyriforms during first hyoid excursion

4 = No appreciable initiation at any location

Anterior hyoid excursion

0 = Complete anterior movement

1 = Partial anterior movement

2 = No anterior movement

Pharygoesophageal segment opening

0 = Complete distention and full duration; no obstruction of flow

1 = Partial distention and partial duration; partial obstruction of flow

2 = Minimal distention and incomplete duration; marked obstruction of flow

3 = No distention with total obstruction of flow

Tongue base retraction

0 = No bolus between tongue base and posterior pharyngeal wall

1 = Trace column of contrast or air between tongue base and posterior pharyngeal wall

2 = Narrow column of contrast or air between tongue base and posterior pharyngeal wall

3 = Wide column of contrast or air between tongue base and posterior pharyngeal wall

4 = No appreciable posterior motion of tongue base

Pharyngeal residue

0 = Complete pharyngeal clearance

1 = Trace residue within or on pharyngeal structures

2 = Collection of residue within or on pharyngeal structures

3 = Majority of contrast within or on pharyngeal structures

4 = Minimal to no pharyngeal clearance

Abbreviation: MBSImP, Modified Barium Swallowing Impairment Profile.