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Glottal pathologies associated with abnormal vibration patterns of the vocal folds can be detected and quantified using High-speed Videolaryngoscopy (HSV), also in subjects with severe voice disorders, and analyzed with the aid of computer image processing procedures. We present a method that enables the assessment of vocal fold pathologies with the use of HSV. The calculated laryngotopographic (LTG) maps of the vocal folds based on HSV allowed for a detailed characterization of vibration patterns and abnormalities in different regions of the vocal folds. We verified our methods with HSV recordings from 31 subjects with a normophonic voice and benign and malignant vocal fold lesions. We proposed the novel Stiffness Asymmetry Index (SAI) to differentiate between early glottis cancer (SAI = 0.65 \u00b1 0.18) and benign vocal fold masses (SAI = 0.16 \u00b1 0.13). Our results showed that these glottal pathologies might be noninvasively distinguished prior to histopathological examination. 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