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Construction and Characterization of a Novel Vocal Fold Bioreactor
Published on: August 1, 2014
Low-cost high-speed imaging system for observing vocal fold vibration in voice disorders
Kenichi Kaneko1, Koichi Sakaguchi, Masato Inoue
1Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan. zhangqiuhang@yahoo.com.cn
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to establish a method to observe vocal fold vibration using a low-cost high-speed laryngeal imaging system.
Procedures:
We assembled a high-speed imaging system with a consumer digital camera and a rigid laryngeal endoscope. The camera can shoot digital images at a rate of 1,200 frames per second and be purchased for about USD 1,000 in Japan.
Results:
We examined the normal and pathological vocal folds of 215 subjects with our new system and analyzed the vocal fold vibration in these subjects by playback of a video and kymograph images.
Conclusions:
Our high-speed laryngeal imaging system is highly cost-effective and can be a useful tool for examining the vocal folds of patients with voice disorders.
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