Dimensions of the scala tympani in the human and cat with reference to cochlear implants

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 1990, Pages 871-876

  Hatsushika, Shin Ichi ^a   Shepherd, Robert K ^b   Tong, Yit C ^b   Clark, Graeme M ^b   Funasaka, Sotaro ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

cochlear anatomy; cochlear implant; electrode array; scala tympani

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA FENESTRA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMAL; CATS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HUMAN; MODELS, ANATOMIC; REFERENCE VALUES; SCALA TYMPANI; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025222018     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: 19433572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949009901104     Document Type: Article

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