An Innovative 3-dimensional Model of the Epitympanum for Teaching of Middle Ear Anatomy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 832-837

  Ng, Chew Lip ^a   Liu, Xuandao ^a   Chee, Shuo Chian Jeremy ^b   Ngo, Raymond Yeow Seng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

3 dimensional model; epitympanum; medical education; middle ear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPITYMPANUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE EAR; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; MASTOID; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EAR, MIDDLE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MASTOID; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946014949     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599815584600     Document Type: Conference Paper

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