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This is a size comparison between 3-D printed prosthesis implant and a penny. Credit: Radiological Society of North America

Researchers using CT scans and 3D printing have created accurate, custom-designed prosthetic replacements for damaged parts of the middle ear, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The technique has the potential to improve a surgical procedure that often fails because of incorrectly sized prosthetic implants, researchers said. Hearing works partly through the transmission of vibrations from the ear drum to the cochlea, the sensory organ of hearing, via 3 tiny bones in the middle ear known as ossicles...