The mastoid as a functional rate-limiter of middle ear pressure change

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 393-402

  Doyle, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mastoid volume; Mathematical modeling; Middle ear pressure buffering; Rate limiting function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; CALCULATION; DIFFUSION; GAS EXCHANGE; HYDROPS; MASTOID; MASTOID AIR CELL SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; OTITIS MEDIA; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EAR, MIDDLE; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; HUMANS; MASTOID; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PRESSURE;

EID: 33846288343     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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