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Observation of the external aperture of the vestibular aqueduct using three‐dimensional surface reconstruction imaging
Author(s) -
Yamamoto Etsuo,
Mizukami Chikashi,
Isono Michio,
Ohmura Masaki,
Hirono Yoshinobu
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-199105000-00006
Subject(s) - vestibular aqueduct , aqueduct , aperture (computer memory) , vestibular system , anatomy , medicine , inner ear , geology , acoustics , physics , radiology , geography , archaeology
Observation of the external aperture of the vestibular aqueduct was hitherto possible only in cadavers or dry temporal bones; however, by applying three‐dimensional surface reconstruction imaging, it is now possible to observe solid‐looking images of this structure in living humans. When the width of the external aperture of the vestibular aqueduct was measured in 58 people, it was found to be significantly narrower in the affected ears of patients with Meniere's disease than in normal ears.