Low-frequency finite-element modeling of the gerbil middle ear

JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 399-411

  Elkhouri, Nidal ^a   Liu, Hengjin ^a   Funnell, W Robert J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Gerbil; Low frequency; Mechanics; Middle ear; Pedicle

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY OSSICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARDRUM; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GERBIL; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE EAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUND PRESSURE; SOUND TRANSMISSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY MICROANALYSIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; EAR, MIDDLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GERBILLINAE; LIGAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROTATION; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 33751018843     PISSN: 15253961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-006-0055-6     Document Type: Article

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