Applicability of Cone Beam Computed Tomography to the Assessment of the Vocal Tract before and after Vocal Exercises in Normal Subjects.

Autor: Garcia EZ; Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil., Yamashita HK, Garcia DS, Padovani MM, Azevedo RR, Chiari BM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) [Folia Phoniatr Logop] 2016; Vol. 68 (4), pp. 183-188. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 08.
DOI: 10.1159/000449383
Abstrakt: Background/aims: Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), which represents an alternative to traditional computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, may be a useful instrument to study vocal tract physiology related to vocal exercises. This study aims to evaluate the applicability of CBCT to the assessment of variations in the vocal tract of healthy individuals before and after vocal exercises.
Methods: Voice recordings and CBCT images before and after vocal exercises performed by 3 speech-language pathologists without vocal complaints were collected and compared. Each participant performed 1 type of exercise, i.e., Finnish resonance tube technique, prolonged consonant "b" technique, or chewing technique. The analysis consisted of an acoustic analysis and tomographic imaging.
Results: Modifications of the vocal tract settings following vocal exercises were properly detected by CBCT, and changes in the acoustic parameters were, for the most part, compatible with the variations detected in image measurements.
Conclusion: CBCT was shown to be capable of properly assessing the changes in vocal tract settings promoted by vocal exercises.
(© 2017 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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