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Virtual Endoscopy of the Middle and Inner Ear

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Radiology of the Petrous Bone

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Virtual endoscopy is a technique developed for providing a simulation of fiberoptic endoscopy, and is obtained by processing CT, MR, or US data sets (RUBIN 1996; YUH 1999). Using dedicated computer programs it is possible to fly through or around 3D objects; the anatomical structure to display from the inside is selected by means of a data-set segmentation obtained with 3D processing techniques based on surface or volume rendering.

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  1. Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Oncology, Transplants, and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy

    E. Neri MD, C. Cappelli MD, D. Caramella MD & C. Bartolozzi MD

  2. Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy

    S. Berrettini

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  1. Medische Beeldvorming, A. Z. St. Lucas, Groenebril, 1, 9000, Gent, Belgium

    Marc Lemmerling MD

  2. Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland

    Spyros S. Kollias MD

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Neri, E., Cappelli, C., Caramella, D., Bartolozzi, C., Berrettini, S. (2004). Virtual Endoscopy of the Middle and Inner Ear. In: Lemmerling, M., Kollias, S.S. (eds) Radiology of the Petrous Bone. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18836-7_15

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