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. 2015 Oct 19;76(2):185–192. doi: 10.1590/S1808-86942010000200007

Table 1.

Results from the VPS image analysis, according to the type of velopharyngeal closure and movement of the structures before and during the basal sound utterance, per patient.

Patient Type of closure Lateral pharyngeal wall movement Posterior pharyngeal all movement Soft palate movement Passavant fold presence
1 Modal Coronal Medium Mild Medium Null
Basal Sagittal Medium Medium Mild Medium
2 Modal Coronal Medium Null Medium Null
Basal Coronal Null Null Medium Null
3 Modal Sagittal Mild Medium Mild Mild
Basal Sagittal Medium Medium Mild Medium
4 Modal Circular with Passavant fold Intense Intense Medium Intense
Basal Circular with Passavant ridge Intense Intense Medium Intense