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Title:

Middle ear of human and pig: A comparison of structures and mechanics

Author(s):
Hoffstetter, M., Lugauer, F., Kundu, S., Wacker, S., Perea-Saveedra, H., Lenarz, T., Hoffstetter, P., Schreyer, A. G., Wintermantel, E.
Abstract:
Animal studies are an essential method to evaluate implants for the middle ear prior to clinical studies. New Zealand rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas are, among other small mammals, well established animal models, but their auditory system is significantly smaller compared to human. Hence, the suitability of the domestic pig (sus scrofa domesticus) as a new animal model for research on the middle ear (ME), that would match the human in size, was investigated. Methods: Thirty halved pig head...     »
Keywords:
FEM human lever ratio middle ear pig transfer function
Journal title:
Biomedizinische Technik
Year:
2011
Journal volume:
56
Journal issue:
3
Pages contribution:
159-165
Covered by:
Scopus
Reviewed:
ja
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1515/BMT.2011.011
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