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Anatomy and Development of the Ear

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Diagnostic Imaging of the Ear

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Abstract

Anatomically the ear is usually divided into three parts:

  1. 1.

    The external ear, consisting of the auricle or pinna and the external auditory meatus

  2. 2.

    The middle ear, which is a vertical cleft con-tinuous via the mastoid antrum with the network of mastoid air cells

  3. 3.

    The inner ear, comprising the organs of hearing and balance embedded in the dense bone of the petrous pyramid

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Walsgrave Hospital, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray’s Inn Road, WC1X 8DA, London, UK

    Peter D. Phelps MD, FRCS, FRCR, DMRD (Consultant Radiologist, Coventry and Consultant Radiologist)

  2. Department of Radiology, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray’s Inn Road, WC1X 8DA, London, UK

    Glyn A. S. Lloyd MA, DM, FRCR (Formerly Director, Consultant Radiologist)

  3. Moorfields Eye Hospital, EC1, London, UK

    Glyn A. S. Lloyd MA, DM, FRCR (Formerly Director, Consultant Radiologist)

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Phelps, P.D., Lloyd, G.A.S. (1990). Anatomy and Development of the Ear. In: Diagnostic Imaging of the Ear. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1724-7_2

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