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2016
The assessment of the semicircular canals and cochlea of the human bony labyrinth using imaging techniques
KOVÁČOVÁ, Veronika; Jana JUNGEROVÁ; Petra URBANOVÁ; Veronika VLAHOVÁ; Martina RYVOLOVÁ et al.
Základní údaje
Originální název
The assessment of the semicircular canals and cochlea of the human bony labyrinth using imaging techniques
Autoři
KOVÁČOVÁ, Veronika; Jana JUNGEROVÁ; Petra URBANOVÁ; Veronika VLAHOVÁ; Martina RYVOLOVÁ; Markéta VACULOVIČOVÁ a Miroslav KRÁLÍK
Vydání
20th Congress of the European Anthropological Association, 24.-28.8.2016, Zagreb, Croatia, 2016
Další údaje
Typ výsledku
Konferenční abstrakta
Obor
Archeologie, antropologie, etnologie
Stát vydavatele
Česká republika
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Označené pro přenos do RIV
Ne
Organizace
Přírodovědecká fakulta – Masarykova univerzita – Repozitář
Klíčová slova anglicky
human temporal bone; inner ear; bony labyrinth; non-invasive imaging techniques; X-ray and CT imaging; 3D digital model; morphometrics; computer-aided measurements; sexual dimorphism; age differences
Návaznosti
MUNI/A/1281/2014, interní kód Repo. MUNI/A/1379/2015, interní kód Repo.
V originále
The human bony labyrinth is an inner ear structure located inside the pyramid of the temporal bone that encloses the organs of sound perception and balance. As one of the most resistant skeletal elements in human body, the pyramid is frequently uncovered in a good state of preservation. Until recently, research of the human bony labyrinth had been restricted exclusively to irreversibly invasive techniques. Due to this invasiveness, literature on morphological variation has been scarce and many questions regarding population, age or sex-related differences are yet to be answered. The studied sample of pyramids originated from Dětkovice - Za zahradama Site (Czech Republic) dated to 1000’s and 1100’s A.D. All elements were examined using an X-ray Carestream Xtreme device and a cone-beam CT unit. In digital X-ray images, linear distance of the semicircular canals and cochlear diameter were measured in ImageJ program. CT images were first processed to generate 3D digital models, which were subsequently studied using a newly established PC-aided approach employing measuring functionalities available in GOM Inspect program. Altogether 39 variables were proposed in order to describe shape and size variation in the semicircular canals. Acquired measurements were confronted and tested against individual's demographic data determined based on corresponding skeletal elements and burial attributes. The results showed small to none sex-related and body side-specific differences. Still, statistically significant differences were shown between sub-adults and adults. They were particularly evident in size variables of the lumens of the lateral and posterior semicircular canal, where larger values for adults were provided. This indicates a widening of the canals during growth by the resorption in the vicinity of the canals. The acquired results contribute to our comprehension of the development of inner ear structures and demonstrate the potential of the employment of non-invasive approaches when examining human skeletal remains.
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