Surface kinematic and depth-resolved analysis of human vocal folds in vivo during phonation using optical coherence tomography.
J Biomed Opt
; 26(8)2021 08.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34414705
ABSTRACT
SIGNIFICANCE:
The human vocal fold (VF) oscillates in multiple vectors and consists of distinct layers with varying viscoelastic properties that contribute to the mucosal wave. Office-based and operative laryngeal endoscopy are limited to diagnostic evaluation of the VF epithelial surface only and are restricted to axial-plane characterization of the horizontal mucosal wave. As such, understanding of the biomechanics of human VF motion remains limited.AIM:
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a micrometer-resolution, high-speed endoscopic imaging modality which acquires cross-sectional images of tissue. Our study aimed to leverage OCT technology and develop quantitative methods for analyzing the anatomy and kinematics of in vivo VF motion in the coronal plane.APPROACH:
A custom handheld laryngeal stage was used to capture OCT images with 800 A-lines at 250 Hz. Automated image postprocessing and analytical methods were developed.RESULTS:
Novel kinematic analysis of in vivo, long-range OCT imaging of the vibrating VF in awake human subjects is reported. Cross-sectional, coronal-plane panoramic videos of the larynx during phonation are presented with three-dimensional videokymographic and space-time velocity analysis of VF motion.CONCLUSIONS:
Long-range OCT with automated computational methods allows for cross-sectional dynamic laryngeal imaging and has the potential to broaden our understanding of human VF biomechanics and sound production.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tomography, Optical Coherence
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Larynx
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Biomed Opt
Journal subject:
ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
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OFTALMOLOGIA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos