Estimation of the stapes-bone thickness in the stapedotomy surgical procedure using a machine-learning technique.

Estimation of the stapes-bone thickness in the stapedotomy surgical procedure using a machine-learning technique.

Stapedotomy is a surgical procedure aimed at the treatment of hearing impairment due to otosclerosis. The treatment consists of drilling a hole through the stapes bone in the inner ear in order to insert a prosthesis. Safety precautions require knowledge of the nonmeasurable stapes thickness. The te...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Transactions on information technology in biomedicine 3, 4 (1999).
Main Author: Kaburlasos, V.G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classification.
D-/spl sigma/ Fuzzy Lattice Neurocomputing scheme.
Hearing impairment treatment.
High-level controls.
Hole drilling.
Inner ear.
Intelligent mechatronics drilling tool.
Machine learning technique.
Measurable drilling data.
Nonmeasurable stapes thickness.
Otosclerosis.
Prosthesis insertion.
Safety precautions.
Stapedotomy surgical procedure.
Stapes bone thickness estimation.