Figure 1.
(A) A diagram of the manometric catheter. This catheter uses 32 circumferential pressure sensors spaced 1–2 cm apart. In most areas of the manometric catheter, the intervals of sensors are 1 cm apart, while 2 cm apart in 5 areas. After we disable the unrelated channels and (B) close “ClouseVIEW,” (C) “Waveform” is shown. The red arrows show the velopharynx, tongue base, low pharynx, and upper esophageal sphincter. (D) We measure the maximal, mean, minimal pressure, and area (integral) in the selected area. “ClouseVIEW” and “Waveform” are display modes of BioVIEW ANALYSIS software (Version 5.6.3.0).