Abstract: In order to obtain wide-field ultrasound images and comprehensively observe the larynx and its surrounding tissues, this article presents a larynx ultrasound image stitching algorithm based ...

PATKIT provides tools for phonetic analysis of speech data. It includes a GUI for manual assessment/analysis/annotation (see picture above), command line tools for ...

Ultrasound has long been used for helping doctors see inside the body, but focused high frequency sound waves are offering new ways of targeting cancer. If Zhen Xu hadn't annoyed her lab mates, she ...

Professor Suzy Ahn’s research delves into the fascinating world of how we speak. Specifically, she focuses on how the tongue and larynx move when producing sounds in different languages. By analyzing ...

Even when you aren’t doing anything, your brain is relentlessly active—daydreaming, ruminating, contemplating the past or future. How this mind wandering functions can significantly shape a person’s ...

Dive into our Larynx Quiz to unravel the functions, anatomy, and disorders of this vital organ. Did you know that the larynx is unique in humans for its role in both sound production and airway ...

A Massachusetts man has his voice back after undergoing just the third successful total larynx transplant in the U.S. The Mayo Clinic replaced Marty Kedian's larynx, or voice box, to remove a rare ...

A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely ...

Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. A Massachusetts man can speak again after his cancerous larynx was removed and replaced in a rare procedure, the Mayo Clinic announced ...

The thorax, the part of the body between the neck and abdomen, provides medical professionals with a valuable window into a patient’s respiratory health. By evaluating sound vibrations produced by the ...