Finite element modeling of energy absorbance in normal and disordered human ears

Hearing Research

Volumn 301, Issue , 2013, Pages 146-155

  Zhang, Xiangming ^a   Gan, Rong Z ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; CALCULATION; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; OSSICULAR CHAIN DISARTICULATION; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOSCLEROSIS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPORAL BONE; VALIDITY; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; VISCOSITY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EAR, MIDDLE; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; OTOSCLEROSIS; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPORAL BONE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84878656626     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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