High-resolution x-ray computed tomographic scanning of the human stapes footplate

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 217-221

  Hagr, Abdulrahman A ^a   Funnell, W Robert J ^a   Zeitouni, Anthony G ^a   Rappaport, Jamie M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annular ligament; Finite element model; Footplate; Stapes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMPEDANCE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STAPES; THICKNESS; VESTIBULE;

EID: 14844323961     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2004.03075     Document Type: Article

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