Three-dimensional representation of the human cochlea using micro-computed tomography data: Presenting an anatomical model for further numerical calculations

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 603-613

  Braun, Katharina ^a   Böhnke, Frank ^a   Stark, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D visualization; Cochlear partition; CT; Helicotrema; Oval window; Round window; Temporal bone anatomy; Three dimensional image reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR PARTITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LAMINA SPIRALIS OSSEA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALA TYMPANI; SCALA VESTIBULI; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CADAVER; COCHLEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPORAL BONE; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84861066742     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2011.653670     Document Type: Article

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