Magnetic resonance imaging-based measurement of internal deformation of vibrating vocal fold models

Cassandra J. Taylor, Grayson J. Tarbox, Bradley D. Bolster, Neal K. Bangerter, Scott L. Thomson

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Abstract

A method is presented for tracking the internal deformation of self-oscillating vocal fold models using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Silicone models scaled to four times life-size to lower the flow-induced vibration frequency were embedded with fiducial markers in a coronal plane. Candidate marker materials were tested using static specimens, and two materials, cupric sulfate and glass, were chosen for testing in the vibrating vocal fold models. The vibrating models were imaged using a gated MRI protocol wherein MRI acquisition was triggered using the subglottal pressure signal. Two-dimensional image slices at different phases during self-oscillation were captured, and in each phase the fiducial markers were clearly visible. The process was also demonstrated using a three-dimensional scan at two phases. The benefit of averaging to increase signal-to-noise ratio was explored. The results demonstrate the ability to use MRI to acquire quantitative deformation data that could be used, for example, to validate computational models of flow-induced vocal fold vibration and quantify deformation fields encountered by cells in bioreactor studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)989-997
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the Acoustical Society of America
Volume145
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2019

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