Delivering cochlear implants through a minimally invasive tunnel (1.8 mm in diameter) from
the mastoid surface to the inner ear is referred to as direct cochlear access (DCA). Based on …

The current technique for cochlear implantation (CI) surgery requires a mastoidectomy to
gain access to the cochlea for electrode array insertion. It has been shown that …

Objective Minimally invasive image-guided cochlear implantation (CI) utilizes a patient-
customized microstereotactic frame to access the cochlea via a single drill-pass. We …

Background Modern cochlear implant surgery aims for a safe intracochlear placement of
electrode arrays with an ongoing debate regarding cochleostomy or round window (RW) …

Objective: To evaluate the electrode status during cochlear implantation (CI) using mobile
cone-beam CT (mCBCT). Study Design: Retrospective case review. Setting: Tertiary referral …

Objective: Percutaneous cochlear implant surgery consists of a single drill path from the
lateral mastoid cortex to the cochlea via the facial recess. We sought to clinically validate this …

Objectives/Hypothesis Minimally invasive image‐guided approach to cochlear implantation
(CI) involves drilling a narrow, linear tunnel to the cochlea. Reported herein is the first …

Background: We have previously demonstrated the ability to use image guidance based on
fiducial markers to obtain percutaneous cochlear access in vitro. A simpler approach that …

Background: In CI surgery, the electrode array should be inserted into and remain within the
scala tympani to avoid injury to Reissner's membrane and the scala media. Correlating the …

Background Recent publications demonstrated that robot-assisted surgery allows the
implantation of free-fitting electrode arrays through a cochleostomy drilled via a narrow bony …