Ultrasound Imaging of Breastfeeding - A Window to the Inside: Methodology, Normal Appearances, and Application

Donna Geddes, V.S. Sakalidis

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Abstract

© The Author(s) 2016. Ultrasound imaging has been employed as a noninvasive technique to explore the sucking dynamics of the breastfeeding infant over the past 40 years. Recent improvements in the resolution of ultrasound images have allowed a more detailed description of the tongue movements during sucking, identification of oral structures, and measurements of nipple position and tongue motion. Several different scanning planes can be used and each show sucking from a different perspective. Ultrasound techniques and image anatomy are described in detail in this review and provide the basis for implementation in the objective assessment of breastfeeding.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)340-349
JournalJournal of Human Lactation
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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