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An axial Computed Tomography (CT) scan illustrating the traditional surgical approach to the middle ear through the External Auditory Canal (EAC), in which the eardrum (commonly referred to as Tympanic Membrane or TM in the medical literature) must be surgically incised. Also illustrated is the Eustachian Tube (ET) approach. Adapted from [2]. The dashed line through the skull indicates the position of the axial CT slice.
