Morphometric Analysis of the Internal Auditory Canal by Computed Tomography Imaging

Iranian Journal of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-78

  Marques, Sergio Ricardo ^a   Ajzen, Sergio ^a   D'Lppolito, Giuseppe ^a   Alonso, Luis ^a   Tani, Sadao Iso ^a   Lederman, Henrique ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auditory Canal; Inner Ear; Morphology; Temporal Bone; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFANT; INNER EAR; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPORAL BONE; VESTIBULE AQUEDUCT;

EID: 84929627325     PISSN: 17351065     EISSN: 20082711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/iranjradiol.7849     Document Type: Article

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