Acoustic and articulatory space before and after lateral tongue resections in oral cancer patients

Authors

  • Orchid Rastadmehr Dept. of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Ont. M5G1V7, Canada
  • Tim Bressmann Dept. of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Ont. M5G1V7, Canada
  • Chiang-Le Heng Dept. of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Ont. M5G1V7, Canada
  • Jonathan C. Irish Dept. of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Ont. M5G1V7, Canada

Keywords:

Biological organs, Biomechanics, Speech analysis, Tumors, Formant frequencies, Lateral tongue resections, Oral cancer, VCN sequences

Abstract

The impact of lateral tongue resections on midsagittal tongue movement and vowel production was analyzed. Nine patients, male and female from 30 to 55 years of age underwent partial lateral tongue resections with different reconstructions. The participants' vowel space was evaluated by measuring the first and second formant frequencies during the steady-state phases of the second vowel in each of the VCN sequences. The measurement values for the motion ranges at different grid angles demonstrated that the distance of the midsagittal tongue surface increased posoperatively.

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Published

2005-09-01

How to Cite

1.
Rastadmehr O, Bressmann T, Heng C-L, Irish JC. Acoustic and articulatory space before and after lateral tongue resections in oral cancer patients. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2005 Sep. 1 [cited 2023 May 31];33(3):82-3. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/1755

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 3 (2005)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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