American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 91-97 , March 2007

Dynamic slow motion video endoscopy in eustachian tube assessment

  • George A . Mathew, DLO
    • ,
  • George Kuruvilla, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of ENT, unit-1, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore-632004, Tamil Nadu, India. Tel.: +91 9843562110; fax: +91 416 2263419/ +91 416 2232035.
    • ,
  • Anand Job, MS

Received 15 May 2006

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☆ Source of financial support and funding: Fluid Research Grant Committee, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

PII: S0196-0709(06)00148-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.06.019

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 91-97 , March 2007

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