Relationship between surface area and volume of the mastoid air cell system in adult humans

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 580-584

  Swarts, J D ^a   Doyle, B M Cullen ^a   Doyle, W J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Diagnostic Imaging; Ear, Middle; Mastoid; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURFACE; CELL VOLUME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MASTOID AIR CELL; X RAY;

ADULT; AIR; CHILD; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MASTOID; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; ORGAN SIZE; OTITIS MEDIA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958796448     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215110002811     Document Type: Article

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