Method for Vocal Fold Paralysis Detection Based on Perceptual and Acoustic Assessment

This study is aimed to evaluate a method for distinguishing between healthy and pathological voices. The evaluation was carried out using several acoustic parameters including COVAREP (collaborative voice analysis repository for speech technologies), the auditory-perceptual RBH (roughness, breathine...

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Main Authors: Rafał HALAMA, Krzysztof SZKLANNY, Danijel KORŽINEK
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences 2024-12-01
Series:Archives of Acoustics
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Online Access:https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/3971
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Danijel KORŽINEK
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description This study is aimed to evaluate a method for distinguishing between healthy and pathological voices. The evaluation was carried out using several acoustic parameters including COVAREP (collaborative voice analysis repository for speech technologies), the auditory-perceptual RBH (roughness, breathiness, hoarseness) scale, and AVQI (acoustic voice quality index). Finally, a classifier is trained using machine learning algorithms from the WEKA (Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis) platform. The study group comprised 75 voice recordings of individuals affected by vocal fold paralysis. The control group consisted of 49 voice recordings of healthy individuals. The results indicate that the voice quality of the study group is significantly different than the voice quality of the control group. Acoustic parameters implemented in COVAREP and the RBH scale have proven to be reliable methods assessing voice quality. In addition, data classification achieved over 90 % accuracy for every classifier.
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spelling doaj-art-6e51c826d29442d49084ca78ebcbf1d92025-08-20T03:56:18ZengInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of SciencesArchives of Acoustics0137-50752300-262X2024-12-015019510510.24425/aoa.2024.1488183565Method for Vocal Fold Paralysis Detection Based on Perceptual and Acoustic AssessmentRafał HALAMA0Krzysztof SZKLANNY1Danijel KORŽINEK2Polish-Japanese Academy of Information TechnologyPolish-Japanese Academy of Information TechnologyPolish-Japanese Academy of Information TechnologyThis study is aimed to evaluate a method for distinguishing between healthy and pathological voices. The evaluation was carried out using several acoustic parameters including COVAREP (collaborative voice analysis repository for speech technologies), the auditory-perceptual RBH (roughness, breathiness, hoarseness) scale, and AVQI (acoustic voice quality index). Finally, a classifier is trained using machine learning algorithms from the WEKA (Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis) platform. The study group comprised 75 voice recordings of individuals affected by vocal fold paralysis. The control group consisted of 49 voice recordings of healthy individuals. The results indicate that the voice quality of the study group is significantly different than the voice quality of the control group. Acoustic parameters implemented in COVAREP and the RBH scale have proven to be reliable methods assessing voice quality. In addition, data classification achieved over 90 % accuracy for every classifier.https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/3971voice qualityavqicovareprbh scalevocal fold paralysis
spellingShingle Rafał HALAMA
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Method for Vocal Fold Paralysis Detection Based on Perceptual and Acoustic Assessment
Archives of Acoustics
voice quality
avqi
covarep
rbh scale
vocal fold paralysis
title Method for Vocal Fold Paralysis Detection Based on Perceptual and Acoustic Assessment
title_full Method for Vocal Fold Paralysis Detection Based on Perceptual and Acoustic Assessment
title_fullStr Method for Vocal Fold Paralysis Detection Based on Perceptual and Acoustic Assessment
title_full_unstemmed Method for Vocal Fold Paralysis Detection Based on Perceptual and Acoustic Assessment
title_short Method for Vocal Fold Paralysis Detection Based on Perceptual and Acoustic Assessment
title_sort method for vocal fold paralysis detection based on perceptual and acoustic assessment
topic voice quality
avqi
covarep
rbh scale
vocal fold paralysis
url https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/3971
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