Anatomic development of the oral and pharyngeal portions of the vocal tract: An imaging study

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1666-1678

  Vorperian, Houri K ^a   Wang, Shubing ^b   Chung, Moo K ^c   Schimek, E Michael ^a   Durtschi, Reid B ^a   Kent, Ray D ^a   Ziegert, Andrew J ^d   Gentry, Lindell R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH CURVES; GROWTH TRENDS; NON-UNIFORM; OROPHARYNGEAL; SEX DIFFERENCES; SOMATIC GROWTHS; SPEECH PRODUCTIONS; VERTICAL PLANES; VOCAL TRACTS;

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LARYNX; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62249148842     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.3075589     Document Type: Article

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