Vertical Partial Laryngectomy — Results

Guerrier, Y; Jazouli, N.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-69577-3_37

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“…Several techniques [1,2] exist that allow vocal rehabilitation through the acquisition of a substitute voice that is learned with the help of a speech therapist or in a specialized rehabilitation center. Among the well-known and widely used mechanisms, the esophageal voice remains the ideal replacement for the laryngeal voice according to [3]. The principle of the esophageal speech (ES) is based on the use of a pharyngo-oesophageal digestive segment as a neovibrator.…”

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Intelligibility Improvement of Esophageal Speech Using Sequence-to-Sequence Voice Conversion with Auditory Attention

2022

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Laryngectomees are individuals whose larynx has been surgically removed, usually due to laryngeal cancer. The immediate consequence of this operation is that these individuals (laryngectomees) are unable to speak. Esophageal speech (ES) remains the preferred alternative speaking method for laryngectomees. However, compared to the laryngeal voice, ES is characterized by low intelligibility and poor quality due to chaotic fundamental frequency F0, specific noises, and low intensity. Our proposal to solve these problems is to take advantage of voice conversion as an effective way to improve speech quality and intelligibility. To this end, we propose in this work a novel esophageal–laryngeal voice conversion (VC) system based on a sequence-to-sequence (Seq2Seq) model combined with an auditory attention mechanism. The originality of the proposed framework is that it adopts an auditory attention technique in our model, which leads to more efficient and adaptive feature mapping. In addition, our VC system does not require the classical DTW alignment process during the learning phase, which avoids erroneous mappings and significantly reduces the computational time. Moreover, to preserve the identity of the target speaker, the excitation and phase coefficients are estimated by querying a binary search tree. In experiments, objective and subjective tests confirmed that the proposed approach performs better even in some difficult cases in terms of speech quality and intelligibility.

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Intelligibility Improvement of Esophageal Speech Using Sequence-to-Sequence Voice Conversion with Auditory Attention

2022

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The Place of Partial Laryngectomy in the Treatment of Laryngeal Cancer—View from the U.K.

Shaw

1985

Auris Nasus Larynx

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A view of partial laryngectomy in the treatment of laryngeal cancer

Shaw¹

1987

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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Attention is drawn to the problems of surgical resection by partial laryngectomy after full therapeutic dosage of telecobalt irradiation. Material is presented from two treatment centres to indicate trends in surgical treatment and the complications experienced. Results will be given which confirm a reasonable expectation of cure and functional conservation by vertical partial laryngectomy for recurrence of glottic cancer after irradiation. The results of treatment of recurrent supraglottic cancer by horizontal partial laryngectomy gave more cause for concern in terms of complications and survival. In conclusion an attempt is made, based on the quoted experience, to define the position of conservation surgery in two centres for laryngeal cancer in the United Kingdom.

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Vertical Partial Laryngectomy — Results

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Intelligibility Improvement of Esophageal Speech Using Sequence-to-Sequence Voice Conversion with Auditory Attention

Intelligibility Improvement of Esophageal Speech Using Sequence-to-Sequence Voice Conversion with Auditory Attention

The Place of Partial Laryngectomy in the Treatment of Laryngeal Cancer—View from the U.K.

A view of partial laryngectomy in the treatment of laryngeal cancer

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