In vivo areal modulus of elasticity estimation of the human tympanic membrane system: Modelling of middle ear mechanical function in normal young and aged ears

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 803-814

  Gaihede, Michael ^a   Liao, Donghua ^a   Gregersen, Hans ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

AREAL MODULUS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ELASTICITY ESTIMATION; HUMAN TYMPANIC MEMBRANES;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EARDRUM; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MIDDLE EAR; MODEL; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; YOUNG MODULUS; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPLIANCE; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 34047258471     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/3/019     Document Type: Article

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