title: [Direct radiographic magnification in experimental otorhinolaryngology].
abstract: Isolated intact ossicles, the smallest bones in the human body, impressively demonstrate the possibilities of a high-grade radiographic direct-enlargement technique with a microfocus X-ray tube. In a complete skull, however, superposition effects reduce its advantages, as was seen with artificial skull-base defects. Visualization of movements of the ossicle joints in direct radiological magnification resulted in the discovery of a protective mechanism in the ossicular chain.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Hüttenbrink
mesh_terms: D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D011858:Radiographic Magnification / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Direkte radiographische Vergrösserung in der experimentellen Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde.