Lingual ultrasound imaging is essential in linguistic research and speech recognition. It has
been used widely in different applications as visual feedback to enhance language learning …

Automatic feature extraction from images of speech articulators is currently achieved by
detecting edges. Here, we investigate the use of pose estimation deep neural nets with …

Ultrasonography is widely used in linguistic study, speech therapy, language training, and
impaired speech production. Real-time visualization of the shape, contour, and motion of the …

One application of medical ultrasound imaging is to visualize and characterize human
tongue shape and motion in real-time to study healthy or impaired speech production. Due …

B-mode ultrasound has emerged as a prevalent tool for observing tongue motion in speech
production, gaining traction in speech therapy applications. However, the effective analysis …

Automatic and precise delineating of the tongue surface in real-time frames is a challenging
task because of the noisy nature of ultrasound images and rapid changes of the tongue …

Audio processing has become an inseparable part of modern applications in domains
ranging from health care to speech‐controlled devices. In automated audio segmentation …

For speech research, ultrasound tongue imaging provides a non-invasive means for
visualizing tongue position and movement during articulation. Extracting tongue contours …

Ultrasound imaging is becoming a practical tool in silent speech recognition. It is a
challenge to accurately extract tongue contours due to the soft tissue characteristics of the …

Understanding the development of spoken language in young children has become
increasingly important for advancing basic theories of language acquisition and for clinical …