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Finite element model of human ear reconstruction through micro-computer tomography

Xilin Nie Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai
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Houguang Liu State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai
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Xinsheng Huang Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, ShanghaiCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jun Tan Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai
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Xiaofeng Xie Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai
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Wenjuan Yao Department of Civil Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, PR China
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Zhushi Rao State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai
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Maoli Duan Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm; Department of Neurotology and Audiology; Department of Otolaryngology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Pages 269-276 | Received 10 Sep 2010, Accepted 28 Oct 2010, Published online: 14 Feb 2011

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