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Convolutional Neural Networks for Computer Aided Diagnosis of Interdental and Rustling Sigmatism

  • Purdue University
  • Silesian University of Technology

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Sigmatism (lisping), is the misarticulation of sibilant sounds. Multiple classes of sigmatism exist, and the treatment for each type differs. An automatic classifier may improve therapeutic options with the supervision of a speech therapist. A database containing 1188 multichannel recordings of children diagnosed as having normative pronunciation, interdental sigmatism, or rustling sigmatism was used to create visual representations of the spectrum, mel-filter bank energies (FBE), and mel-frequency cepstral coefficients. These images were used to train a convolutional neural network. The network achieved a binary accuracy of 97.67% using FBE images to distinguish between normative pronunciation and any other of the analyzed types of sigmatism.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformation Technology in Biomedicine, 2019
EditorsEwa Pietka, Pawel Badura, Jacek Kawa, Wojciech Wieclawek
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages179-186
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783030237615
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event7th International Conference on Information Technology in Biomedicine, ITIB 2019 - Kamień Śląski, Poland
Duration: 18 Jun 2019 → 20 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume1011
ISSN (Print)2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)2194-5365

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Information Technology in Biomedicine, ITIB 2019
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityKamień Śląski
Period18/06/19 → 20/06/19

Keywords

  • Computer-aided pronunciation evaluation
  • Convolutional neural network
  • Sibilants
  • Sigmatism diagnosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • General Computer Science

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