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ArticleThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2020

Estimation of vocal fold physiology from voice acoustics using machine learning.

Zhaoyan Zhang

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Article in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Deep learning in voice analysis for diagnosing vocal cord pathologies: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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  2. Machine learning surrogate forward models for biomechanical laryngeal control.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2026
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  8. Characterization of upper esophageal sphincter pressures relative to vocal acoustics.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2025
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  10. An introduction to machine learning and generative artificial intelligence for otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons: a narrative review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Zhaoyan ZhangDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, 31-24 Rehab Center, 1000 Veteran Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095-1794, USAzyzhang@ucla.edu.

Funding

TOWARD STANDARDIZING PERCEPTUAL VOICE-QUALITY MEASURESR01DC001797 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI KREIMAN, JODY E, ZHANG, ZHAOYAN · 1993 to 2020
$10.3M
Sound Sources of PhonationR01DC009229 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BERKE, GERALD S., ZHANG, ZHAOYAN · 2008 to 2017
$4.5M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC001797NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC009229
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The goal of this study is to estimate vocal fold geometry, stiffness, position, and subglottal pressure from voice acoustics, toward clinical and other voice technology applications. Unlike previous voice inversion research that often uses lumped-element models of phonation, this study explores the feasibility of voice inversion using data generated from a three-dimensional voice production model. Neural networks are trained to estimate vocal fold properties and subglottal pressure from voice features extracted from the simulation data. Results show reasonably good estimation accuracy, particularly for vocal fold properties with a consistent global effect on voice production, and reasonable agreement with excised human larynx experiment.

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LarynxVoiceAcousticsHumansMachine LearningPhonationVibrationVocal Cords

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PMID32237804
PMCPMC7075716

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