title: Magnetic resonance imaging of the saccular otolithic mass.
abstract: The frog's inner ear was studied in vivo by high spatial resolution magnetic resonance imaging at 7 Tesla. The vestibule, the internal acoustic meatus, and the auditory tube have been identified. The large otolithic mass contained in the vestibule showed a virtual absence of magnetic resonance signal probably due to its composition of closely packed otoconia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sbarbati
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Antonakis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Osculati
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011893:Rana esculenta / Q000033:anatomy & histology*