Measurement and modeling of boundary shape and surface deformation of the mongolian gerbil pars flaccida

Hearing Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 153-164

  Dirckx, J J J ^a   Decraemer, W F ^a   Von Unge, M ^b   Larsson, Ch ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Middle ear; Moire interferometry; Pars flaccida; Static pressure; Tympanic membrane

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EARDRUM; FEMALE; GERBIL; INTERFEROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030773409     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(97)00108-1     Document Type: Article

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