Three-dimensional computed tomography imaging in the sitting position for the diagnosis of patulous Eustachian tube

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-203

  Kikuchi, Toshiaki ^a   Oshima, Takeshi ^a   Ogura, Masaki ^a   Hori, Yoko ^a   Kawase, Tetsuaki ^a   Kobayashi, Toshimitsu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Average Eustachian tube gram; Computed tomography imaging in the sitting position; Occlusive zone; Open tubal distance; Valsalva condition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARDRUM; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATULOUS EUSTACHIAN TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SITTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; EAR DISEASES; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; POSTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 33846579649     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000253280.10501.72     Document Type: Article

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