Automatic voice pathology detection and classification using vocal tract area irregularity

• Main Authors: Muhammad, G., Altuwaijri, G., Alsulaiman, M., Ali, Z., Mesallam, T.A., Farahat, M., Malki, K.H., Al-Nasheri, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: PWN-Polish Scientific Publishers 2016
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84964720139&doi=10.1016%2fj.bbe.2016.01.004&partnerID=40&md5=f5729ee6aae70b6cdcacccbcd124e515; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/25859/

In this paper, an automatic voice pathology detection (VPD) system based on voice production theory is developed. More specifically, features are extracted from vocal tract area, which is connected to the glottis. Voice pathology is related to a vocal fold problem, and hence the vocal tract area whi...