A new model for utricular function testing using a sinusoidal translation profile during unilateral centrifugation

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 343-352

  Buytaert, K I ^a,b   Nooij, S A E ^d   Neyt, X ^c   Migeotte, P F ^c   Vanspauwen, R ^a   Van De Heyning, P H ^a   Wuyts, F L ^a,b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Physiological model; Unilateral centrifugation; Utricular function test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; INNER EAR; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROMA; ORIENTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VESTIBULAR TEST; VESTIBULE;

EAR, INNER; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; ORIENTATION; SACCULE AND UTRICLE; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 77953305259     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000289577     Document Type: Article

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