Abstract
Subject-specific computational modeling of vocal fold (VF) vibration was integrated with an ex vivo animal experiment of type 1 thyroplasty to study the effect of the implant on the vocal fold vibration. In the experiment, a rabbit larynx was used to simulate type 1 thyroplasty, where one side of the vocal fold was medialized with a trans-muscular suture while the other side was medialized with a silastic implant. Vocal fold vibration was then achieved by flowing air through the larynx and was filmed with a high-speed camera. The three-dimensional computational model was built upon the pre-operative scan of the laryngeal anatomy. This subject-specific model was used to simulate the vocal fold medialization and then the fluid-structure interaction (FSI) of the vocal fold. Model validation was done by comparing the vocal fold displacement with postoperative scan (for medialization), and by comparing the vibratory characteristics with the high-speed images (for vibration). These comparisons showed the computational model successfully captured the effect of the implant and thus has the potential for presurgical planning.
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