Swallow Vision

Attending many great talks at #ESSD2025 in Athens, and a great opportunity to present our work on using the compartmental tongue theory to reshape how we quantify tongue movement in swallowing. @DrJoanMa1 @CASL_QMU

And that’s a wrap for our team @SwallowVision @CASL_QMU at this year’s @_ESSD_ . Great to see so many work on #ultrasound this year, meeting all the colleagues again. Lots of learning to take home. @DrJoanMa1 @GQ_SLT @GM_Cartney @danaalqattan90

Finally, we are also sharing the results of our PPIE study exploring the views of SLTs on the use of laryngeal ultrasound in children and young people./6

Moving on tothe application of ultrasound on rehabilitation, @DanaAlqattan90 presented the results of her pilot study on evaluating the use of laryngeal ultrasound to look at vocal fold closure in supraglottic swallow. /5

Next, @GM_Cartney is exploring subclinical changes in swallowing in individuals with Parkinson's with ultrasound evaluation of swallowing. /4

Continuing on the theme of normal variation, this study by @DrJoanMa1, @awrench & @GM_Cartney focused on the variability of swallows in a continuous swallow sequence. Go check it out to see whether all swallows are equal. /3

@GQ_SLT is exploring the amount of intrapersonal variation in healthy swallows. In short, how consistent are we in our swallows? Is snap shot swallowing assessment representative? /2

Our team is currently at #ESSD24, presenting some of the findings from our various projects. Come and talk to us to find out more. 🧵/1 @_ESSD_ @QMUniversity @CASL_QMU @RCSLTResearch @SltUltrasound

This project is funded by @QMU Innovation Fellowship, which provided us with the opportunity to embark on this adventure of exploring the development of PLUS in SLT. /4 @ScotFundCouncil @UKRI_News

Also thanks to @NakaMediaLLP for supporting the development of this informative video on the use of laryngeal ultrasound by #SLTs in children. /3 youtu.be/6dfW8cgCYwM #PPIE

We would like to extend our thanks to our stakeholders & collaborators, including @SpeechieSoph, who developed a fantastic stop-motion animation to engage with our young participants. /2 youtu.be/T8daO0SU_5M @PlaymobilUK #PPIE

We are grateful to our little participants who have enabled us to complete data collection today on our Paediatric Laryngeal Ultrasound (PLUS) Project #MySLTDay #Paeds #Ultrasound @QMU @CASL_QMU @imperialcollege 🧵/1

We had a fantastic time showing the curious learners @prestonstps how the tongue and voice box work when we speak using #ultrasound. So many interesting questions and we all enjoyed seeing a dancing tongue! Thank you for having us!

Excellent presentation by @GQ_SLT on interpersonal variability in swallowing @UKSRG2 using #ultrasound evaluation of swallowing.

And that’s a wrap for Team @CASL_QMU at #ESSD23. Great to have met so many wonderful colleagues at this conference and heard about the impactful work you are doing in the world of #dysphagia!! 🎉🎉

And this is our final poster presented at #ESSD23 by @GM_Cartney on qualitative analysis of hyoid movement recorded using Ultrasound Evaluation of Swallowing. Here is a link to our full posters app.box.com/s/wi1r3li5agfbn1…

Second poster from our project at #essd2023 and this reports on the latest results from our clinical pilot project, presented by @GQ_SLT who joined us in Sept to begin her PhD journey app.box.com/s/wi1r3li5agfbn1… come and chat with us to find out more