Numerical analysis of ossicular chain lesion of human ear

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-247

  Liu, Yingxi ^a   Li, Sheng ^a   Sun, Xiuzhen ^a,b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acoustic structural coupled analysis; Finite element model; Middle ear cavity; Ossicular chain lesion; Sound transmission

Indexed keywords

EAR DISEASE; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; HUMAN EARS; INNER EARS; MIDDLE EAR CAVITY; NUMERICAL MODELS; OSSICULAR CHAIN LESION; SOUND TRANSMISSION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANES;

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 64249137505     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-008-0206-6     Document Type: Article

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