Diagnostic tools in laryngology

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 549-552

  Heman Ackah, Yolanda D ^a,b  

^a GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b American Institute for Voice and Ear Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic analysis; Airflow; Electromyography; Imaging; Laryngoscopy; Larynx; Stroboscopy; Voice measurement

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANATOMY; BRAIN FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX DISORDER; NEUROLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; VOCAL CORD;

ACOUSTICS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROBOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 9444243217     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.moo.0000144394.18003.03     Document Type: Review

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