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Otosclerosis and Tympanosclerosis Modeling Using the Finite Element Method

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A Finite Element Model (FEM) of middle ear was used to simulate the pathology of otosclerosis (OS) and tympanosclerosis (TS). Several aspects regarding the two diseases were examined, the results of which are hereby presented, connecting OS and TS with significant hearing loss, depending on the position of the OS and TS plaque accordingly.

The original version of this chapter was inadvertently published with an incorrect chapter pagination 720–724 and DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-32703-7_138. The page range and the DOI has been re-assigned. The correct page range is 726–730 and the DOI is 10.1007/978-3-319-32703-7_139. The erratum to this chapter is available at DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32703-7_260

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Plakas, K., Katrakazas, P., Giokas, K., Kouris, I., Bibas, A., Koutsouris, DD. (2016). Otosclerosis and Tympanosclerosis Modeling Using the Finite Element Method. In: Kyriacou, E., Christofides, S., Pattichis, C. (eds) XIV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 2016. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 57. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32703-7_139

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