CT-scan contouring technique allows for direct and reliable measurements of the cochlear duct length: implication in cochlear implantation with straight electrode …
TH Vu, C Perazzini, M Puechmaille, A Bachy… - European Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
TH Vu, C Perazzini, M Puechmaille, A Bachy, A Mulliez, L Boyer, T Mom, J Gabrillargues
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2019•SpringerObjectives The advent of hybrid electro-acoustic implants requires precise positioning of the
electrode-array (EA) within the cochlea. The cochlea size, that is, the length of the cochlear
scala tympani, is often indirectly estimated from distance A by Escudé's method. This
technique has been confirmed by anatomical studies, in a bunch of cadaveric specimens,
but it is not yet widely established in the field of computed tomography (CT). We compared
cochlear duct length obtained by Escudé's method to those directly acquired on CT images …
electrode-array (EA) within the cochlea. The cochlea size, that is, the length of the cochlear
scala tympani, is often indirectly estimated from distance A by Escudé's method. This
technique has been confirmed by anatomical studies, in a bunch of cadaveric specimens,
but it is not yet widely established in the field of computed tomography (CT). We compared
cochlear duct length obtained by Escudé's method to those directly acquired on CT images …
Objectives
The advent of hybrid electro-acoustic implants requires precise positioning of the electrode-array (EA) within the cochlea. The cochlea size, that is, the length of the cochlear scala tympani, is often indirectly estimated from distance A by Escudé’s method. This technique has been confirmed by anatomical studies, in a bunch of cadaveric specimens, but it is not yet widely established in the field of computed tomography (CT). We compared cochlear duct length obtained by Escudé’s method to those directly acquired on CT images.
Materials and methods
The lengths of cochlear scala tympani were directly measured on CT scans by contouring the external cochlear wall (contouring technique-CoT). In fifteen patients implanted with a straight EA, the length of the EA and the measured length of the cochlea by the CoT were compared, to check the reliability of the CoT. Then, in 200 CT-scans, the length of the cochlear duct was measured by the CoT then compared to Escudé’s method.
Results
In the 200 CT-scans which served for cochlear length measurements, a significant variability between the cochleae were observed, as expected. At 360°, the correlation between the measurements of the length of the cochlear scala tympani between the two techniques differed, with a difference of 0.2 ± 0.7 mm at 360° (extreme: 2 mm; p < 0.001) and 2.2 ± 1.2 mm at 540° (extreme: 5.6 mm; p < 0.001).
Conclusion
The CoT can predict with accuracy the length of EA-insertion depth, more precisely than estimation methods such as Escudé’s.
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