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ArticleJournal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO2023

Quantitative Evaluation of the 3D Anatomy of the Human Osseous Spiral Lamina Using MicroCT.

Gabriela O Bom Braga, Annapaola Parrilli, Robert Zboray, Milica Bulatović, Franca Wagner

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Article in Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Volume rendering technique and high-resolution microCT: 3D exploration of the cochlear anatomy.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 · 2025
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  4. How the Human Cochlea Moves: Biomechanical Modeling of a Wide, Layered Osseous Spiral Lamina.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gabriela O Bom BragaARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Annapaola ParrilliCenter for X-Ray Analytics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland. annapaola.parrilli@empa.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0251-5094
Robert ZborayCenter for X-Ray Analytics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
Milica BulatovićARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Franca WagnerInstitute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
University of Bern · CHSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe osseous spiral lamina (OSL) is an inner cochlear bony structure that projects from the modiolus from base to apex, separating the cochlear canal into the scala vestibuli and scala tympani. The porosity of the OSL has recently attracted the attention of scientists due to its potential impact on the overall sound transduction. The bony pillars between the vestibular and tympanic plates of the OSL are not always visible in conventional histopathological studies, so imaging of such structures is usually lacking or incomplete. With this pilot study, we aimed, for the first time, to anatomically demonstrate the OSL in great detail and in 3D.

methodsWe measured width, thickness, and porosity of the human OSL by microCT using increasing nominal resolutions up to 2.5-µm voxel size. Additionally, 3D models of the individual plates at the basal and middle turns and the apex were created from the CT datasets.

resultsWe found a constant presence of porosity in both tympanic plate and vestibular plate from basal turn to the apex. The tympanic plate appears to be more porous than vestibular plate in the basal and middle turns, while it is less porous in the apex. Furthermore, the 3D reconstruction allowed the bony pillars that lie between the OSL plates to be observed in great detail.

conclusionBy enhancing our comprehension of the OSL, we can advance our comprehension of hearing mechanisms and enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of cochlear models.

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CochleaHearingHumansPilot ProjectsSpiral LaminaX-Ray MicrotomographyBony pillarsHumanmicroCTOSL thickness and widthOsseous spiral laminaPorosity

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PMID37407801
PMCPMC10504225
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