Stapes footplate's posterior border protrudes the vestibule in healthy ears: anatomical insights from ultra-high-resolution CT

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Ruowei Tang, Ning Xu, Zhengyu Zhang, Zhongrui Chen, Heyu Ding, Zhenghan Yang, Zhenchang Wang, Pengfei Zhao

Published: 2025, Last Modified: 25 May 2026BMC Medical Imaging 2025EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: The stapes footplate (SF) and annular ligament (AL) in the oval window region are of paramount significances. This study aims to assess the visibility of AL and the relative positioning of the SF and vestibule using ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (U-HRCT).