Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 419-425 , May 2008

Development of a (silent) speech recognition system for patients following laryngectomy

  • M.J. Fagan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Engineering, University of Hull, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Centre for Medical Engineering and Technology, Department of Engineering, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK. Tel.: +44 1482 465058; fax: +44 1482 466664.
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  • S.R. Ell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
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  • J.M. Gilbert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Engineering, University of Hull, UK
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  • E. Sarrazin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Engineering, University of Hull, UK
    • ,
  • P.M. Chapman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computer Science, University of Hull, UK

Received 20 November 2006 ,Revised 2 May 2007 ,Accepted 3 May 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00089-6

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.05.003

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 419-425 , May 2008

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