The Retrotympanum Revisited By a Volumetric Approach Using Synchrotron-Based X-Ray Phase-Contrast Imaging

Sven Beckmann; Cecilia Lotto; Changling Li; Aleksandra Ivanovic; Raffael Fink; Marco Caversaccio; Anne Bonnin; Lukas Anschuetz

doi:10.1097/mao.0000000000004884

March 12, 2026Otology & NeurotologyOpen Access

The Retrotympanum Revisited By a Volumetric Approach Using Synchrotron-Based X-Ray Phase-Contrast Imaging

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Key Points

To explore the retrotympanum using volumetric analysis and advanced imaging techniques.
Utilized synchrotron-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging for detailed visualization.
Performed 3D volumetric analysis of retrotympanic subspaces.
Investigated anatomical features in the retrotympanum.
Confirmed the complex and variable anatomy of the retrotympanum.
Revealed a consistent presence of a previously underreported suprafacial recess.

Implication

Volumetric approach reveals complex anatomy in retrotympanic subspaces, indicating significant variability.

Abstract

SR X-PCI enabled 3D visualization and volumetric analysis of retrotympanic subspaces. Our findings confirmed the complex and variable anatomy of this region and revealed a consistent presence of a previously underreported suprafacial recess.

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Beckmann et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4fc44b39f7826a300d012 https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000004884

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