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ArticleComputer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering2020

Analysis of fiber strain in the human tongue during speech.

Arnold D Gomez, Maureen L Stone, Jonghye Woo, Fangxu Xing, Jerry L Prince

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Article in Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Biomechanics and Evolution of the Primate Tongue.Evolutionary anthropology · 2026
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  6. Analysis of Tongue Muscle Strain During Speech From Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2023
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  8. Measuring Strain in Diffusion-Weighted Data Using Tagged Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Arnold D GomezDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Maureen L StoneDepartment of Neural and Pain Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jonghye WooDepartment of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Fangxu XingDepartment of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jerry L PrinceDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Harvard University · USJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Tongue muscle function after cancer surgery using 4D MRI, DTI, and MR taggingR01DC014717 · NIDCD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI PRINCE, JERRY L · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
4D Statistical Atlas from Multimodal Tongue MR ImagesR00DC012575 · NIDCD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WOO, JONGHYE · 2015 to 2017
$746k
In Vivo Mapping of Uncharted Functional Units of Tongue Motion During SpeechR21DC016047 · NIDCD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WOO, JONGHYE · 2018 to 2019
$460k
NIDCD NIH HHS R00 DC012575NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC014717NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC016047
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates mechanical cooperation among tongue muscles. Five volunteers were imaged using tagged magnetic resonance imaging to quantify spatiotemporal kinematics while speaking. Waveforms of strain in the line of action of fibers (SLAF) were estimated by projecting strain tensors onto a model of fiber directionality. SLAF waveforms were temporally aligned to determine consistency across subjects and correlation across muscles. The cohort exhibited consistent patterns of SLAF, and muscular extension-contraction was correlated. Volume-preserving tongue movement in speech generation can be achieved through multiple paths, but the study reveals similarities in motion patterns and muscular action-despite anatomical (and other) dissimilarities.

Indexed as

Stress, MechanicalAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMuscle Fibers, SkeletalPhoneticsSpeechTongueFinite strainmyofiber strainspeechtagged MRItongue motion

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PMID32031425
PMCPMC8744002
OpenAlexW3004751670

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