JAcoustSocAm.Apr;(4):.doi:10./1..
Predictionsofmiddle-earandpassivecochlearmechanicsusingafiniteelementmodelofthepediatricear.WangX1,KeefeDH2,GanRZ1.
Authorinformation1SchoolofAerospaceandMechanicalEngineeringandBiomedicalEngineeringCenter,UniversityofOklahoma,Norman,Oklahoma,USA.
2BoysTownNationalResearchHospital,Omaha,Nebraska,USA.
AbstractAfiniteelement(FE)modelwasdevelopedbasedonhistologicalsectionsofatemporalboneofa4-year-oldchildtosimulatemiddle-earandcochlearfunctioninearswithnormalhearingandotitismedia.Thispediatricmodelofthenormalear,consistingofanearcanal,middleear,andspiralcochlea,wasfirstvalidatedwithpublishedenergyabsorbance(EA)measurementsinyoungchildrenwithnormalears.ThemodelwasusedtosimulateEAinanearwithmiddle-eareffusion,whoseresultswere白癜风哪家医院看最好北京最好看白癜风医院