title: Estimated locations of the narrowest portion of the eustachian tube lumen during closed and open states.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Isamu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sando
authors.forename: Carey D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Balaban
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takasaki
authors.forename: Shin-Ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haginomori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D016477:Artifacts; D015982:Bias; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000502:physiology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014743:Videotape Recording