Quantitative analysis of tympanic membrane perforation: A simple and reliable method

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Ibekwe, T S ^a,d   Adeosun, A A ^b,c   Nwaorgu, O G ^b,c  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d IRRUA SPECIALIST TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Photography; Tympanic Membrane

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE DURATION; EARDRUM; EARDRUM PERFORATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OTOSCOPE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OTOSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OTOSCOPY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION;

EID: 64249094807     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108003800     Document Type: Article

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