New insights into mechanism of Eustachian tube ventilation based on cine computed tomography images

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 269, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1901-1907

  McDonald, Michael H ^a   Hoffman, Matthew R ^a   Gentry, Lindell R ^a   Jiang, Jack J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Eustachian tube dysfunction; Eustachian tube ventilation; Patulous Eustachian tub

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW OPENING REFLEX; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MIDDLE EAR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NASOPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEGLUTITION; EAR DISEASES; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATAL MUSCLES; PRESSURE; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84865037115     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-011-1829-y     Document Type: Article

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