title: "Finding a Voice": Imaging Features after Phonosurgical Procedures for Vocal Fold Paralysis.
abstract: Altered communication (hoarseness, dysphonia, and breathy voice) that can result from vocal fold paralysis, secondary to numerous etiologies, may be amenable to surgical restoration. In this article, both traditional and cutting-edge phonosurgical procedures targeting the symptoms resulting from vocal fold paralysis are reviewed, with emphasis on the characteristic imaging appearances of various injectable materials, implants, and augmentation procedures used in the treatment of vocal fold paralysis. In addition, complications of injection laryngoplasty and medialization laryngoplasty are illustrated. Familiarity with the expected imaging changes following treatment of vocal fold paralysis may prevent the misinterpretation of posttreatment changes as pathology. Identifying common complications related to injection laryngoplasty and localization of displaced implants is crucial in determining specific management in patients who have undergone phonosurgical procedures for the management of vocal fold paralysis.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology (B.A.V.), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York Department of Radiology (B.A.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts vachhab@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: B A
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7462-1422
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Vachha
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology (D.T.G.), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: D T
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3301-4364
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Ginat
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology and Laryngology (P.M.), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: P
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8086-0534
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mallur
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology (M.C.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: M
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7133-859X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cunnane
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology (G.M.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: G
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1688-2450
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moonis
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058753:Laryngoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*