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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Human vocal tract resonances and the corresponding mode shapes investigated by three-dimensional finite-element modelling based on CT measurement

Tomáš VampolaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics, Technická 4, Prague 6, Prague, 16607Czech Republic
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Jaromír HoráčekInstitute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Dynamics and Vibration, Dolejskova 5, Prague 8, Prague, 18200Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anne-Maria LaukkanenSchool of Education, University of Tampere, Speech and Voice Research Laboratory, Tampere, Tampere, FIN 33014Finland
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Jan G. ŠvecPalacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Science, Department of Biophysics, tr. 17. listopadu 12, Olomouc, 77146Czech Republic
Pages 14-23 | Received 29 May 2012, Accepted 07 Feb 2013, Published online: 21 Mar 2013

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