Width of the extended facial recess: A numerical study of ultrahigh-resolution computed tomography and its implications in minimally invasive otologic surgery

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 782-789

  Teszler, C B ^a   Ruimi, D ^b   Bar Meir, E ^a   Luntz, Michael ^a,c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (Israel)

^c BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIPER; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; EAR SURGERY; FACIAL RECESS; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OSTEOMETRY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EAR, MIDDLE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 22644442957     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000178141.04601.dc     Document Type: Article

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