Ultrasonic detection of middle ear effusion: A preliminary study

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1407-1410

  Discolo, Christopher M ^a   Byrd, Michael C ^a   Bates, Teresa ^b   Hazony, Dov ^c   Lewandowski, Jan ^b   Koltai, Peter J ^a,d  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Greatbatch Inc   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A SCAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARDRUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MUCOID EFFUSION; MYRINGOTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUS; SEROUS EFFUSION; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPURATION; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 10044277996     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.130.12.1407     Document Type: Article

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