Open access high-resolution 3D morphology models of cat, gerbil, rabbit, rat and human ossicular chains

Wasil H M Salih; Jan A N Buytaert; Johan R M Aerts; Pieter Vanderniepen; Manuel Dierick; Joris J J Dirckx

doi:10.1016/j.heares.2011.12.004

Open access high-resolution 3D morphology models of cat, gerbil, rabbit, rat and human ossicular chains

Hear Res. 2012 Feb;284(1-2):1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2011.12.004. Epub 2011 Dec 13.

Authors

Wasil H M Salih¹, Jan A N Buytaert, Johan R M Aerts, Pieter Vanderniepen, Manuel Dierick, Joris J J Dirckx

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of BioMedical Physics, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium. wasil.hashim@ua.ac.be

PMID: 22186087
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2011.12.004

Abstract

High-resolution 3D morphology models of cat, gerbil, rabbit, rat and human ossicular chains are presented. The models are based on high-resolution CT measurements. The resolution of the CT images, from which the models are segmented, varies from 5.6 to 33.5 μm. Models are freely available in different formats at our website (http://www.ua.ac.be/bimef/models) for research and educational purposes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Cats
Child
Computer Simulation
Ear Ossicles / anatomy & histology*
Ear Ossicles / diagnostic imaging
Finite Element Analysis
Gerbillinae
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Models, Anatomic*
Rabbits
Rats
Tomography, X-Ray Computed