Tongue contour tracking and segmentation in lingual ultrasound for speech recognition: A review
K Al-Hammuri, F Gebali, I Thirumarai Chelvan… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …
been used widely in different applications as visual feedback to enhance language learning …
Estimation of large-scale organ motion in B-mode ultrasound image sequences: a survey
Reviewed here are methods developed for following (ie, tracking) structures in medical B-
mode ultrasound time sequences during large-scale motion. The resulting motion estimation …
mode ultrasound time sequences during large-scale motion. The resulting motion estimation …
TRBACF: Learning temporal regularized correlation filters for high performance online visual object tracking
Correlation filter-based trackers (CFTs) have recently shown remarkable performance in the
field of visual object tracking. The advantage of these trackers originates from their ability to …
field of visual object tracking. The advantage of these trackers originates from their ability to …
Updating the silent speech challenge benchmark with deep learning
Abstract The term “Silent Speech Interface” was introduced almost a decade ago to describe
speech communication systems using only non-acoustic sensors, such as …
speech communication systems using only non-acoustic sensors, such as …
Encoder-decoder CNN models for automatic tracking of tongue contours in real-time ultrasound data
MH Mozaffari, WS Lee - Methods, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …
tongue shape and motion in real-time to study healthy or impaired speech production. Due …
A CNN-based tool for automatic tongue contour tracking in ultrasound images
For speech research, ultrasound tongue imaging provides a non-invasive means for
visualizing tongue position and movement during articulation. Extracting tongue contours …
visualizing tongue position and movement during articulation. Extracting tongue contours …
Tongue contour tracking in dynamic ultrasound via higher-order MRFs and efficient fusion moves
L Tang, T Bressmann, G Hamarneh - Medical image analysis, 2012 - Elsevier
Analyses of the human tongue motion as captured from 2D dynamic ultrasound data often
requires segmentation of the mid-sagittal tongue contours. However, semi-automatic …
requires segmentation of the mid-sagittal tongue contours. However, semi-automatic …
[PDF][PDF] Error analysis of extracted tongue contours from 2d ultrasound images.
The goal of this study was to characterize errors involved in obtaining midsagittal tongue
contours from two-dimensional ultrasound image sequences. Toward that end, two basic …
contours from two-dimensional ultrasound image sequences. Toward that end, two basic …
wUnet: A new network used for ultrasonic tongue contour extraction
G Li, J Chen, Y Liu, J Wei - Speech Communication, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …
challenge to accurately extract tongue contours due to the soft tissue characteristics of the …
[PDF][PDF] Real-time Automatic Tongue Contour Tracking in Ultrasound Video for Guided Pronunciation Training.
Ultrasound technology is safe, relatively affordable, and capable of real-time performance.
Recently, it has been employed to visualize tongue function for second language education …
Recently, it has been employed to visualize tongue function for second language education …