Computer aided three-dimensional reconstruction and modeling of middle ear biomechanics by high-resolution computed tomography and finite element analysis

Biomedical Engineering - Applications, Basis and Communications

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 214-221

  Lee, Chia Fone ^a,b   Chen, Peir Rong ^b   Lee, Wen Jeng ^c   Chen, Jyh Horng ^a   Liu, Tien Chen ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mathematical model; Middle ear biomechanics; Multi body dynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HISTOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

EAR COMPONENTS; GEOMETRIC MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (HRCT); MIDDLE EAR BIOMECHANICS; MULTI-BODY DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE EAR; NORMAL HUMAN; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 33751576337     PISSN: 10162372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4015/S1016237206000348     Document Type: Article

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