Measurement of cochlear length using the 'A' value for cochlea basal diameter: A feasibility study.
Nicholas L DeepBrittany E HowardSarah O HolbertJoseph M HoxworthDavid M BarrsPublished in: Cochlear implants international (2017)
Measurement between the round window and lateral cochlear wall can be consistently and reliably obtained from high-resolution temporal bone CT scans. Thus, it is feasible to utilize this method to estimate the cochlear length of patients undergoing cochlear implantation.
Keyphrases
- hearing loss
- patients undergoing
- high resolution
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- minimally invasive
- image quality
- bone mineral density
- magnetic resonance imaging
- mass spectrometry
- positron emission tomography
- soft tissue
- optic nerve
- postmenopausal women
- bone regeneration
- optical coherence tomography
- high speed