Evaluation of the middle and inner ear structures: Comparison of hybrid rendering, virtual endoscopy and axial 2D source images

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1851-1858

  Seemann, M D ^a,b   Seemann, O ^b   Bonel H ^b   Suckfull M ^b   Englmeier, K H ^c   Naumann, A ^b   Allen, C M ^b   Reiser, M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CT; Ear, labyrinth; Ear, middle; Hybrid rendering; Temporal bone; Three dimensional CT; Virtual endoscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLITEF;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EAR DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INNER EAR; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STAPES SURGERY; TEMPORAL BONE;

ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EAR DISEASES; EAR, INNER; EAR, MIDDLE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; STAPES SURGERY; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0033252244     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050934     Document Type: Article

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