Human middle ear transfer function measured by double laser interferometry system

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 423-435

  Gan, Rong Z ^a,b   Wood, Mark W ^b,c   Dormer, Kenneth J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b HOUGH EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Drained cochlea; Laser interferometry; Middle ear mechanics; Ossicles; Temporal bone; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND TRANSMISSION; STAPES; TEMPORAL BONE; TRANSFER; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; EAR OSSICLES; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUND; STAPES; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; VIBRATION;

EID: 3242707544     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200407000-00005     Document Type: Article

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