%0 Journal Article %T Morphometric Correlations of the Voice Category (VC) in Professional Singers with Oropharyngeal and Laryngeal Anatomy Using Stroboscopy and Cervical Posteroanterior Radiography %A Athina Zarachi %A Dionysios Tafiadis %A Nafsika Ziavra %A Ioannis Kastanioudakis %A Efthymis Dimakis %A Angelos Liontos %A Maria Argyropoulou %A Georgios Exarchakos %J International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery %P 277-299 %@ 2168-5460 %D 2021 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ijohns.2021.104026 %X Objective(s): The aim of this study is to explore if there is a correlation between the typical voice classification and the oropharyngeal and laryngeal morphology, using video laryngeal stroboscopy and cervical posterior-anterior radiography on professional singers in Greece. Methods: 55 professional singers (28 females: 7 sopranos, 12 mezzo-sopranos, and 9 contraltos; 27 males: 8 tenors, 12 baritones and 7 basses) were recruited for this study. All participants underwent stroboscopic and cervical posterior-anterior radiographic imaging of their oral pharyngeal and laryngeal area. Additionally, the voice classification and features (e.g., height, weight) of individuals were correlated statistically. Results: Statistically significant correlations were observed between the VC of the participants with the Phonetic Area (PA) (r = −0.451, p = 0.001) and the VC with the Oral-pharyngeal Cavity (OPC) area (r = −0.402, p = 0.001) in the total sample. Specifically, in male singers, the PA and VC correlation was r = −0.319, p = 0.047, and the VC and OPC area was r = −0.328, p = 0.044. Likewise, in female singers, the PA area and VC and PA were r = −0.336, p = 0.041 and the OPC area and VC were r = −0.344, p = 0.039. The analysis confirmed no correlations between VC and height and body weight. Conclusions: The cervical posteroanterior radiography in conjunction with laryngeal stroboscopy provided new morphometric correlations of the VC of professional singers with their Oropharyngeal and Laryngeal Anatomy. %K Laryngeal Anatomy %K Professional Singers %K Cervical Posteroanterior Radiography %K Stroboscopy %K Voice Classification %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=110466