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ArticleEuropean 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 Surgery2025

Ultrasonographic measurement of glottal area: A potential biomarker study in young Normophonic adults.

Santosh Rai, Anika Tiku, Anjali Menon, Divya Seth, Gagan Bajaj

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Article in 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, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Santosh RaiDepartment of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7750-7147
Anika TikuDepartment of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-4341-0103
Anjali MenonDepartment of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2394-5701
Divya SethDepartment of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6519-1360
Gagan BajajDepartment of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India. gagan.bajaj@manipal.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7551-7889

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Abstract

purposeAdvancing from previous work on ultrasonography (USG)-aided measures including vocal fold morphology and symmetry, vocal fold length (VFL), vocal fold displacement velocity (VFDV) and its acoustic correlates [1], the present study broadened the investigation by exploring additional parameters such as glottal area during the inhalation phase of quiet breathing (QB), its relationship with VFL, VFDV and acoustic measures such as fundamental frequency (f

methodA total of 117 participants were recruited from our hospital, and USG was performed on them across tasks like QB and vowel phonation (/a/ and /i/). A detailed voice evaluation including perceptual analysis of voice using GRBAS (Grade Roughness Breathiness Asthenia Scale) to grade the voice quality and acoustic analysis using Praat software to measure voice parameters was carried out.

resultsThe mean glottal area during the inhalation phase of quiet breathing (QB) was found to be 1.407 cm² (SD = 0.086 cm²) in males and 1.106 cm² (SD = 0.080 cm²) in females. Significant correlation was found between glottal area and VFL, VFDV and CPP values during /i/ phonation.

conclusionBased on these results, we recommend that USG-aided estimation of glottal area can serve as a potential vocal fold biomarker for clinicians and researchers in laryngology.

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GlottisVocal CordsVoice QualityAdultBiomarkersFemaleHumansMalePhonationSpeech AcousticsUltrasonographyBiomarkersAcoustic analysisGlottal areaUltrasoundVocal foldsVoice

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