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Fig. 3. (A) Lateral view of the ossicular chain of C. asiatica obtained by microcomputed tomography (µCT). The coordinate system for the measurement points (black squares) was aligned to anatomical landmarks. The x-, y- and z-axes and the rotations about them ({omega}x, {omega}y and {omega}z) describe the six possible degrees of freedom of the ossicular chain. The anterior process of the malleus (APM) and the manubrium (MA) were added manually and were not rendered in 3-D from the µCT data set. (B) Reconstruction of lenticular process of incus (LPI) motion based on three motion components for lateral and (C) vertical stimulation. The indicated motion directions ({omega}x, {omega}y, {omega}z, vyt and vzt) in B and C are adjusted in order to point towards the LPI, whereas in A they indicate the mathematically correct polarity of the vectors. SPI, short process of incus.





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