10.3205/CTO000080
Aschendorff, Antje
Antje
Aschendorff
Imaging in cochlear implant patients
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2011
JournalArticle
cochlear implant
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
digital volume tomography
malformation
navigation
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
2012-04-26
2011
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-cto0000807
cto000080
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GMS Current Topics in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; 10:Doc07; ISSN 1865-1011
Imaging procedures are a mainstream tool in the daily ENT workflow. Cochlear Implant patients are representing a special population with specific demands for imaging. There are different imaging techniques available for pre-operative evaluation, surgery and postoperative controls with different indications and consequences. High-resolution computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are mainly used in the evaluation process. New procedures, as digital volume tomography, are increasingly used intra- and postoperatively. Especially the intracochlear positioning in malformations of the inner ear, eventually added with radiological assisted navigation, can be considered a standard of modern cochlear implant surgery. In addition, digital volume tomography may serve as a quality control tool focusing on the evaluation of the intracochlear electrode position. The range of applications, indications and current results are illustrated.
GMS Current Topics in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; 10:Doc07; ISSN 1865-1011