| Measurement, visualization and quantitative analysis of complete three-dimensional kinematical data sets of human and cat middle ear | p. 3 |
| Interspecies variation in cat-family middle ears | p. 11 |
| Nonlinear properties of the middle ear : some influences on hearing and diagnosis | p. 19 |
| The use of laser-doppler vibrometry in human middle-ear research : the effects of alterations in middle-ear load | p. 27 |
| The effect of complex stapes motion on cochlear response | p. 35 |
| Middle-ear two-port measurements in human cadaveric temporal bones : comparison with models | p. 43 |
| Time delay of acoustic transmission in human middle ear | p. 51 |
| The mobility of the incudo-malleolar joint and associated middle-ear transmission losses | p. 56 |
| Three-dimensional measurements and analysis of the isolated malleus-incus complex | p. 61 |
| Effects of individual differences in size and stiffness of the middle ear on its sound transmission | p. 68 |
| Thickness of the human eardrum in fresh and preserved specimens | p. 75 |
| Calculations and experiments on the influence of prosthesis coupling to the middle ear transfer function | p. 83 |
| Modeling flexibility in the human ossicular chain : comparison to ossicular fixation data | p. 91 |
| Human round window membrane movements : are they really proxy measures of stapes movement? | p. 99 |
| Analysis of the ear's impedance through multifrequency immittance measurements : attempts at modeling the stapes' annular ligament | p. 107 |
| Temperature-sensitive SV40 immortalized rat middle ear epithelial cells | p. 110 |
| A columella formation in the middle ear by BMP-2/collagen composites : an experimental study using tissue engineering | p. 116 |
| Experimental mastoid obliteration by BMP-2/collagen composites | p. 121 |
| A glimpse of intracochlear pressure through middle ear assessment, experiments and models | p. 126 |
| A new and improved middle ear | p. 134 |
| Finite-element modelling the reconstruction of the ossicular chain with an anatomically shaped incus prosthesis | p. 145 |
| Design considerations for length variable prostheses : finite element model simulations | p. 153 |
| In vitro investigation of the motion of a malleus head to stapes head 'incus replica' prosthesis during changes in static pressure | p. 161 |
| Hydroxyl-apatite partial ossicular reconstruction prostheses : a comparison of temporal bone pressure gain measurements & clinical audiological data | p. 167 |
| Effects of ossicular reconstruction on the three dimensional movements of the stapes footplate | p. 176 |
| The role of the incudo-mallear joint in middle ear reconstruction | p. 184 |
| The effects of ossicular fixation on human temporal bones | p. 189 |
| Effects of stiffening the anterior malleal ligament | p. 197 |
| The acoustic evaluation of stapedotomy using a temporal bone otosclerosis model | p. 203 |
| Effects of interposed materials in the interface between the eardrum and prosthesis in ossiculoplasty | p. 209 |
| Topical application of B-FGF for tympanic membrane reconstruction in canal wall up tympanoplasty | p. 215 |
| Closing tympanic membrane perforations using basic fibroblast growth factor | p. 219 |
| Comparison in postoperative hearing between the ossicular reconstruction using the autologous cartilage and ossicle | p. 223 |
| The hearing results of our operative method using a cartilage connecting hydroxyapatite prosthesis with a spearhead | p. 227 |
| Superior semicircular canal dehiscence and bone conduction in chinchilla | p. 234 |
| The values of diffusion tensor imaging and functional MRI in evaluating middle ear lesions | p. 245 |
| The comparison of brain functional imaging between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss | p. 253 |
| Three-dimensional micro-CT images for human ossicles | p. 260 |
| Evaluation of the ossicular chain by MSCT | p. 271 |
| Hearing results after stapes surgery | p. 279 |
| Surgery for tympanosclerotic stapes fixation. : a report of 6 cases | p. 284 |
| Bilateral same day surgery for bilateral perforated chronic otitis media (second report) | p. 290 |
| Facial nerve decompression via combined transmastoid and trans middle cranial fossa routes for traumatic total facial paralysis | p. 294 |
| Endoscopic stapes surgery | p. 299 |
| Middle ear aeration after tympanoplasty for middle ear cholesteatoma | p. 304 |
| Clinical significance of anterior tympanotomy in cholesteatoma surgery | p. 310 |
| Does laser doppler interferometry have a diagnostic value in the clinical sphere? | p. 319 |
| Development of a handheld ossicular vibration tester for surgery | p. 324 |
| A handheld ossicular vibration tester and its application during surgery | p. 328 |
| Development of an apparatus for diagnosis of ossicular chain mobility | p. 333 |
| Hearing loss in patients with large vestibular aqueduct syndrome : air and bone conduction | p. 340 |
| Evaluation of temporal bone malformations in Treacher Collins syndrome and congenital aural atresia using HRCT findings | p. 347 |
| Possible assessment of acoustic patency in patients with patulous eustachian tube : preliminary report | p. 351 |
| Utilization of the mechanics of the middle ear for an implantable microphone | p. 357 |
| Development of a non-implantable electromagnetic hearing aid | p. 362 |
| Design of middle ear implant system using a differential electromagnetic transducer | p. 370 |
| Indicators for efficient coupling of the otologics MET0 ossicular stimulator | p. 377 |
| Evaluation and demonstration of sound quality of middle ear hearing devices using measured transfer function for temporal bones | p. 384 |
| Efficacy of surgery using implantable hearing aid for patients with adhesive otitis media or acquired stenosis of the external auditory canal | p. 389 |
| Bone conduction and bone anchored hearing devices | p. 394 |
| Comparison of speech perception between mono- and binaural hearing in cochlear implant subjects | p. 402 |
| A project on highqualitylowcosthearingaid | p. 406 |
| Regeneration of the mastoid air cells of the temporal bone in vitro study and clinical application | p. 411 |
| Reconstruction of mastoid cortex defect by use of bone morphogenetic protein : an experimental study in guinea pig | p. 416 |
| Renovation of surgical procedures and hearing results of type 1 tympanoplasty | p. 421 |
| Unilateral cholesteatoma and habitual sniffing | p. 425 |
| Treatment strategy for facial nerve neurinoma | p. 430 |
| Usefulness of collagen sponge, terudermis, for an experimental myringoplasty | p. 434 |
| Role of tympanic membrane in symptoms of patulous eustachian tube syndrome : a new treatment with use of adhesive tape on the tympanic membrane | p. 438 |
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