Table 1 Plausible ranges of the material properties of the FE model.

From: Simulation-based inference for subject-specific tuning of middle ear finite-element models towards personalized objective diagnosis

 

Prior range

Reference(s)

Young’s modulus (MPa)

  

 Eardrum

1–20

4,39

 Stapes annular ligament

0.005–1

30,40,41,42

 Mallear ligament

1–10

43,44

 Soft tissue (suspensory ligaments and tendons)

1–10

10,18,43,45,46,46

 Joints

1–10

47,48

Damping (-)

0.05–0.2

1,6,37,49

Cochlear load (GΩ)

3–30

50,51

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