Finite element modeling of energy absorbance in normal and disordered human ears

X Zhang, RZ Gan - Hearing Research, 2013 - Elsevier
The finite element (FE) model of the human ear has been developed to analyze the middle
ear and cochlea function in relation to the ear structures. However, the energy absorbance …

Predictions of middle-ear and passive cochlear mechanics using a finite element model of the pediatric ear

X Wang, DH Keefe, RZ Gan - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
A finite element (FE) model was developed based on histological sections of a temporal
bone of a 4-year-old child to simulate middle-ear and cochlear function in ears with normal …

Three-dimensional finite element modeling of human ear for sound transmission

RZ Gan, B Feng, Q Sun - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2004 - Springer
An accurate, comprehensive finite element model of the human ear can provide better
understanding of sound transmission, and can be used for assessing the influence of …

Modeling of sound transmission from ear canal to cochlea

RZ Gan, BP Reeves, X Wang - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2007 - Springer
Abstract A 3-D finite element (FE) model of the human ear consisting of the external ear
canal, middle ear, and cochlea is reported in this paper. The acoustic-structure-fluid coupled …

Modeling analysis of biomechanical changes of middle ear and cochlea in otitis media

RZ Gan, X Zhang, X Guan - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
A comprehensive finite element (FE) model of the human ear including the ear canal, middle
ear, and spiral cochlea was developed using histological sections of human temporal bone …

A comprehensive model of human ear for analysis of implantable hearing devices

X Zhang, RZ Gan - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A finite element (FE) model of the human ear including the ear canal, middle ear, and spiral
cochlea was constructed from histological sections of human temporal bone. Multiphysics …

Finite element modeling of human ear with external ear canal and middle ear cavity

RZ Gan, Q Sun - Proceedings of the Second Joint 24th Annual …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Two technologies, 3-D reconstruction of human temporal bones and finite element analysis
of ear biomechanics, were combined to construct a computational model for describing …

Acoustic–structural coupled finite element analysis for sound transmission in human ear—pressure distributions

RZ Gan, Q Sun, B Feng, MW Wood - Medical engineering & physics, 2006 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model of human ear with accurate structural
geometry of the external ear canal, tympanic membrane (TM), ossicles, middle ear …

Modeling of the human middle ear using the finite-element method

T Koike, H Wada, T Kobayashi - The Journal of the Acoustical Society …, 2002 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, a three-dimensional finite-element model (FEM) of the human middle ear was
established, including features of the middle ear which were not considered in the previous …

3D finite element model of the chinchilla ear for characterizing middle ear functions

X Wang, RZ Gan - Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology, 2016 - Springer
Chinchilla is a commonly used animal model for research of sound transmission through the
ear. Experimental measurements of the middle ear transfer function in chinchillas have …