ArticleScientific reports2022
Methods and reference data for middle ear transfer functions.
Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Middle Ear Transfer Function for Sound Conduction Study of Middle Ear Implants: A New Method.Journal of otology · 2025Article
- Investigation of the coupling quality of partial prostheses at the stapes head.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Characterization of Tip Fold-Over Using Fluoroscopy and Intracochlear Pressure in Cadaver Specimens.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
- Bone conduction stimulation efficiency at coupling locations closer to the cochlea.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Classification of ossicular fixation based on a computational simulation of ossicular mobility.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Clinical application of high-resolution spiral CT scanning in the diagnosis of auriculotemporal and ossicle.BMC medical imaging · 2024Article
- Article
- Effectiveness of active middle ear implant placement methods in pathological conditions: basilar membrane vibration simulation.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Objective preclinical measures for bone conduction implants.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Transverse flow under oscillating stimulation in helical square ducts with cochlea-like geometrical curvature and torsion.European journal of mechanics. B, FluidsArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Human temporal bone specimens are used in experiments measuring the sound transfer of the middle ear, which is the standard method used in the development of active and passive middle ear implants. Statistical analyses of these experiments usually require that the TB samples are representative of the population of non-pathological middle ears. Specifically, this means that the specimens must be mechanically well-characterized. We present an in-depth statistical analysis of 478 data sets of middle ear transfer functions (METFs) from different laboratories. The data sets are preprocessed and various contributions to the variance of the data are evaluated. We then derive a statistical range as a reference against which individual METF measurements may be validated. The range is calculated as the two-sided 95% tolerance interval at audiological frequencies. In addition, the mean and 95% confidence interval of the mean are given as references for assessing the validity of a sample group. Finally, we provide a suggested procedure for measuring METFs using the methods described herein.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.