Characterizing Cochlear Implant Trans-Impedance Matrix Heatmaps in Patients with Abnormal Anatomy.
Justin CottrellArianna WinchesterDavid FriedmannDaniel JethanamestEmily SpitzerMario SvirskySusan B WaltzmanWilliam H ShapiroSean McMenomeyJ Thomas RolandPublished in: Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology (2024)
This study defines novel patterns for TIM heatmap characterization to facilitate collaborative and comparative research moving forward. In doing so, it highlights a new pattern termed skip heat, which corresponds with a deficient interscalar septum of the cochlea pars ascendens of the basal turn in patients with IP2 malformation. Overall, the data assist the surgeon in better understanding the implications and limitations of TIM patterns within groups of patients with risk of labyrinthine abnormalities.