IMAGING OF OSSICULAR PROSTHESES

Authors
HIRSCH BE WEISSMAN JL CURTIN HD KAMERER DB
Citation
Be. Hirsch et al., IMAGING OF OSSICULAR PROSTHESES, Otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, 111(4), 1994, pp. 494-496
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Otolaryngology and head and neck surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
01945998
Volume
111
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
494 - 496
Database
ISI
SICI code
0194-5998(1994)111:4<494:IOOP>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The prostheses available for reconstruction of the ossicular chain hav e expanded to include a variety of synthetic materials. Hydroxyapatite contains the inorganic constituents found in human living bone and is currently being incorporated into many new prostheses. This study dem onstrates the computed tomography and magnetic resonance image charact eristics of eight middle ear prostheses, a block of dense hydroxyapati te, and a human incus. Imaging of ossicular prostheses is more informa tive with computed tomography.