Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 72, Issue 10 , Pages 527-532 , October 2009

High-resolution Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Otosclerosis in Taiwan

  • Tsung-Lun Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Mao-Che Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Jiing-Feng Lirng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Wen-Huei Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Eric Chen-Hua Yu

      Affiliations

    • Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, U.S.A.
    • ,
  • An-Suey Shiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr An-Suey Shiao, Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 29 April 2009 ,Accepted 14 July 2009.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70422-8

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70422-8

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 72, Issue 10 , Pages 527-532 , October 2009

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