The use of a surgical planning tool for evaluating the optimal surgical accessibility to the stapedius muscle via a retrofacial approach during cochlear implant surgery: a feasibility study.
Pedro MarquezGerd Fabian VolkFrancesca MauleDaniela KorthThomas BitterSven KoscielnyRené AschenbachOrlando Guntinas-LichiusPublished in: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery (2020)
The surgical planning tool seems to be useful for the pre-operative evaluation of the accessibility to the SM during a CI surgery via a retrofacial approach. Further prospective studies are needed to validate the results in larger cohorts.