AIMC Topic: Ear, Middle

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Robot-based assistance in middle ear surgery and cochlear implantation: first clinical report.

European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
PURPOSE: Middle ear surgery may benefit from robot-based assistance to hold micro-instruments or an endoscope. However, the surgical gesture performed by one hand may perturb surgeons accustomed to two-handed surgery. A robot-based holder may combine...

Model-based hearing diagnostics based on wideband tympanometry measurements utilizing fuzzy arithmetic.

Hearing research
Today's audiometric methods for the diagnosis of middle ear disease are often based on a comparison of measurements with standard curves, that represent the statistical range of normal hearing responses. Because of large inter-individual variances in...

Applied Force during Piston Prosthesis Placement in a 3D-Printed Model: Freehand vs Robot-Assisted Techniques.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
OBJECTIVES: To describe a 3D-printed middle ear model that quantifies the force applied to the modeled incus. To compare the forces applied during placement and crimping of a stapes prosthesis between the Robotic ENT Microsurgery System ( REMS) and t...

Machine-learning based classification of middle-ear fixation and separation using sweep frequency impedance information reflecting middle-ear dynamics.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
The sweep frequency impedance (SFI) meter is an apparatus that delivers a frequency-sweeping sound into the ear canal and evaluates dynamic characteristics of the middle ear based on changes in sound pressure in the ear canal. We have renewed the SFI...

Speech intelligibility prediction based on a physiological model of the human ear and a hierarchical spiking neural network.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
A speech intelligibility (SI) prediction model is proposed that includes an auditory preprocessing component based on the physiological anatomy and activity of the human ear, a hierarchical spiking neural network, and a decision back-end processing b...

Classification of Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases Using Artificial Neural Networks from 24-Hour Continuous Tympanic Temperature Data of Patients with Undifferentiated Fever.

Critical reviews in biomedical engineering
Fever is one of the major clinical symptoms of undifferentiated fever cases. Early diagnosis of undifferentiated fever is a challenging task for the physician. The aim of this study was to classify infectious and noninfectious diseases from 24-hour c...

Steerable Robot-assisted Micromanipulation in the Middle Ear: Preliminary Feasibility Evaluation.

Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
HYPOTHESIS: The use of a robotic manipulator with a dexterously orientable gripper will expand the ability of middle ear surgeons to perform precise tasks and access otherwise challenging anatomic regions.

The Effects of Topical Burow's and Castellani's Solutions on the Middle Ear Mucosa of Rats.

The journal of international advanced otology
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to investigate the early histopathologic effects of Burow's and Castellani's solutions on the middle ear mucosa of rats.