Vibro-acoustic modelling of the outer and middle ear using the finite-element method

Audiology and Neuro-Otology

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 185-191

  Prendergast, Patrick J ^a,c   Ferris, Peter ^a   Rice, Henry J ^a   Blayney, Alexander W ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Parsons Building   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Middle ear; Ossicular chain; Partial ossicular replacement prosthesis; Prostheses; Vibro acoustics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; EARDRUM; ENDOLYMPH; EXCITATION; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPES;

EAR, EXTERNAL; EAR, MIDDLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSSICULAR REPLACEMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; SOUND; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032995574     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013839     Document Type: Article

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