Table 6:
Statistical results from the group comparison using videostroboscopy and high-speed videoendoscopy dynamically interlinked with digital kymography for: normal vs PreOp, PreOp vs PostOp, and PostOp vs normal. The values presented are the differences between the means within each pair of groups. Positive Mean Δ values for mucosal wave and amplitude, and negative Mean Δ values for asymmetry and edge, indicate better function in the first group comparing to the second. Tukey’s adjusted p values are statistically significant at p<0.05 (*).
| Vibratory Measure | Imaging Technique | Normal vs PreOp | PreOp vs PostOp | Normal vs PostOp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Δ | p Value | Mean A | p Value | Mean Δ | p Value | ||
| Left Mucosal Wave | VS | 13 | 0.2134 | −4 | 0.9623 | 10 | 0.5647 |
| HSV+DKG | 28 | 0.0009* | −3 | 0.9903 | 25 | 0.0037* | |
| Right Mucosal Wave | VS | 23 | 0.0066* | −3 | 0.9269 | 20 | 0.0489* |
| HSV+DKG | 36 | <0.0001* | −6 | 0.5393 | 29 | <0.0001* | |
| Left Amplitude | VS | 12 | <0.0001* | −6 | 0.0752 | 6 | 0.0269* |
| HSV+DKG | 17 | <0.0001* | −12 | <0.0001* | 5 | 0.1254 | |
| Right Amplitude | VS | 12 | <0.0001* | −3 | 0.1506 | 9 | 0.0002* |
| HSV+DKG | 14 | <0.0001* | −8 | <0.0001* | 7 | 0.0172* | |
| Left Right Phase Asymmetry | VS | −17 | 0.0366* | 13 | 0.0759 | −4 | 0.8918 |
| HSV+DKG | −14 | 0.1524 | 6 | 0.6196 | −8 | 0.7277 | |
| Left Vocal Fold Edge | VS | −36 | <0.0001* | 10 | 0.0262* | −28 | <0.0001* |
| HSV+DKG | −39 | <0.0001* | 19 | <0.0001* | −21 | <0.0001* | |
| Right Vocal Fold Edge | VS | −32 | <0.0001* | 6 | 0.4083 | −26 | <0.0001* |
| HSV+DKG | −35 | <0.0001* | 17 | <0.0001* | −18 | 0.0004* | |
VS=videostroboscopy; HSV+DKG= high-speed videoendoscopy dynamically interlinked with digital kymography; PreOp=preoperative ratings; PostOp=postoperative ratings; Mean Δ=difference between the means