title: MRI with synchronized audio to evaluate velopharyngeal insufficiency.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To demonstrate the feasibility of simultaneous-acquired magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and high-quality synchronized audio recording for evaluating velopharyngeal closure.
  
  
  METHODS
  Institutional Review Board-approved case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary care hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three healthy adult volunteers with a normal speech pattern.
  
  
  METHODS
  MRI with simultaneous recorded audio files evaluating velopharyngeal closure.
  
  
  METHODS
  Precise imaging and audio coordination of specific phonatory tasks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Synchronization of MRI and audio in all three adults.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our novel imaging and audio protocol provides simultaneous acquired MRI with synchronized high quality audio for evaluating velopharyngeal closure. This technique may provide the opportunity to improve diagnosis and surgical planning in patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency.
authors: Pediatric Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Maturo
authors: Amanda
authors: A
authors: Silver
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Nimkin
authors: Pallavi
authors: P
authors: Sagar
authors: Jean
authors: J
authors: Ashland
authors: Andre J W
authors: AJ
authors: van der Kouwe
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Hartnick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010699:Phonation; D013018:Sound Spectrography; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology