Volume and surface of the mastoid cell system in otitis media with effusion in children: A case-control study by three-dimensional reconstruction of computed tomographic images

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-70

  Csakanyi, Zsuzsanna ^a   Katona, Gabor ^a   Josvai, Eszter ^b   Mohos, Ferenc ^c   Sziklai, Istvan ^d  

^a Pal Heim Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic reconstruction of temporal bone; Growth rate of mastoid cell system; Mastoid surface to volume ratio; Pediatric otitis with effusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; TEMPORAL BONE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78650750570     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181fcec84     Document Type: Article

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