title: Acoustical inverse problem for the cochlea.
abstract: In this article, we will show how the stiffness K(x) of the basilar membrane may be estimated from a measurement of the impulse response at the stapes (i.e., from a measurement of the pressure developed just inside the stapes in response to an impulse of stapes velocity).
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D001489:Basilar Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D003051:Cochlea / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D013199:Stapes / Q000502:physiology