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An acoustic analysis of the effects of surgical therapy on voice quality.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6417598     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An automated computer system was used to measure changes in vocal quality resulting from laryngeal surgery. Five acoustic parameters were computed and seven listeners made judgments on vowel samples recorded before and after surgery from 37 patients. Presurgery and postsurgery changes in the five acoustic measures were compared with the perception of change in vocal harshness. A multiple regression analysis showed that four of the five acoustic measures accounted for a large amount of the variance in the judgment of change of voice quality following surgery. The measures may provide a quick and relatively sensitive method that may be clinically useful in measuring change in vocal quality.
Authors:
G S Berke; B R Gerratt; D G Hanson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery     Volume:  91     ISSN:  0194-5998     ISO Abbreviation:  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg     Publication Date:  1983 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-01-27     Completed Date:  1984-01-27     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8508176     Medline TA:  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  502-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Computers
Humans
Laryngeal Diseases / physiopathology,  surgery*
Laryngeal Neoplasms / physiopathology,  surgery*
Middle Aged
Polyps / physiopathology,  surgery*
Speech*
Speech Acoustics*
Vocal Cords / physiopathology,  surgery
Voice*
Voice Quality*
Voice Training

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