Cochlear implants: Insertion assessment by computed tomography

ALM Pavan, AFF Alves, G Giacomini… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Imaging exams play a key role in cochlear implants with regard
to both planning implantation before surgery and quality control after surgery. The ability to …

In vivo measurements of the insertion depth of cochlear implant arrays using flat-panel volume computed tomography

A Trieger, A Schulze, M Schneider, T Zahnert… - Otology & …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The development of a procedure for the measurement of insertion depth angles of
cochlear implant electrode arrays based on flat-panel computed tomography (FPCT) and the …

Predicting depth of electrode insertion by cochlear measurements on computed tomography scans

SI Angeli, S Goncalves - The Laryngoscope, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis To evaluate the effectiveness of cochlear measures obtained by high‐
resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan in predicting depth of cochlear implant …

A protocol for imaging of cochlear implantation

SJ Wong, AM Strohl-Bryan, BT Crane - Otology & Neurotology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Correct electrode placement is a challenge of cochlear implant surgery, which
occurs because electrode position cannot be directly visualized. This work aims to 1) …

Cochlear implant phantom for evaluating computed tomography acquisition parameters

S Chakravorti, BJ Bussey, Y Zhao… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Cochlear implants (CIs) are surgically implantable neuroprosthetic devices used to treat
profound hearing loss. Recent literature indicates that there is a correlation between the final …

Assessing cochlear length using cone beam computed tomography in adults with cochlear implants

FF Alnafjan, SM Allan, CM McMahon… - Otology & …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Developing a clinically viable technique for measuring cochlear length could enhance future
electrode design of cochlear implants and surgical skills to improve clinical outcomes. While …

Imaging procedures in cochlear implant patients–evaluation of different radiological techniques

A Aschendorff, R Kubalek, A Hochmuth… - Acta Oto …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and usability of different radiologic
methods (single-slice computed tomography (CT), multi-slice CT and rotational tomography …

Cochlear coordinates in regard to cochlear implantation: a clinically individually applicable 3 dimensional CT-based method

BM Verbist, RMS Joemai, JJ Briaire… - Otology & …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Setting: Cochlear implant (CI)/tertiary referral center. Subjects: Twenty-five patients
implanted with an Advanced Bionics HiRes90K HiFocus1J CI. Study Design/Main Outcome …

Measurements of electrode position inside the cochlea for different cochlear implant systems

MI Kós, C Boëx, A Sigrist, JP Guyot… - Acta oto …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Conclusions This study demonstrates that the exact location of an electrode inside the
cochlea needs to be assessed using two complementary measures, namely the length and …

Standardization of CT depiction of cochlear implant insertion depth

CC Colby, NW Todd… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Imaging a cochlear implant with CT is challenging
because of implant-induced artifacts, anatomic cochlear variations, and lack of standard …