Vocim analysis of laryngeal images: is breathiness related to the glottic area?
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between glottic space and breathy voice. Using a new computerized method of analysing the glottic area of video images with the Vocim computer system, 16 patients with a vocal cord palsy and 31 with non-organic dysphonia were examined. The quality of the breathy voice was assessed and correlated with the size of the glottic space during phonation. There was a positive (r = 0.70) correlation between glottic area and breathy voice in vocal cord palsy. There was no correlation (r = 0.002) in non-organic dysphonia. Therefore in this study population, for vocal cord palsy, glottic area is the dominant feature in determining voice quality. This relationship is not maintained in non-organic dysphonia.
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. jean-pierrejeannon@ncl.ac.uk
J P
JP
Jeannon
P N
PN
Carding
J A
JA
Wilson
D005931:Glottis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology*; D010699:Phonation; D012119:Respiration; D012984:Software; D014741:Video Recording; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000473:pathology*; D014831:Voice; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000473:pathology*