Comparison of spectral gradient acoustic reflectometry and tympanometry for detection of middle-ear effusion in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Puhakka, Tuomo ^a   Pulkkinen, Jaakko ^a   Silvennoinen, Heli ^b   Heikkinen, Terho ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Diagnosis; Middle ear effusion; Pneumatic otoscopy; Spectral gradient acoustic reflectometry; Tympanometry

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84905900604     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000273     Document Type: Article

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