Analysis of Vocal-fold Vibrations from High-Speed Laryngeal Images Using a Hilbert Transform-Based Methodology |
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Authors: | Yuling Yan Kartini Ahmad Melda Kunduk Diane Bless |
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Affiliation: | Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. yyan@eng.hawaii.edu |
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Abstract: | This paper presents a Hilbert transform-based approach to analyze vocal fold vibrations in human subjects exhibiting normal and abnormal voice productions. This new approach is applied to the analysis of glottal area waveform (GAW) and is capable of providing useful information on the vocal fold vibration. The GAW is extracted from high-speed laryngeal images by delineating the glottal edge for each image frame. An analytic signal is generated through the Hilbert transform of the GAW, which yields a recognizable pattern of the vocal fold vibration in the analytic phase plane. The vibratory pattern is comprehensive and can be correlated with specific voice conditions. Quantitative measures of the glottal perturbation are introduced using the analytic amplitude and instantaneous frequency obtained from the analysis. Examples of clinical voice recordings are used to evaluate and test the effectiveness of this approach in providing qualitative representation and quantitative characteristics of vocal fold vibratory behavior. The results demonstrate the potential of using this new analytical tool incorporated with the high-speed laryngeal imaging modality for clinical voice assessment. |
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Keywords: | High-speed laryngeal imaging Vocal-fold vibration Glottal area waveform Analytic phase plot Hilbert transform |
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