Evaluation of the tripolar electrode stimulation method by numerical analysis and animal experiments for cochlear implants

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 532, 1997, Pages 123-125

  Miyoshi, S ^a   Sakajiri, M ^a   Ifukube, T ^a   Matsushima, J ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compound action potentials; Stimulation region

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; NERVE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

ANIMALS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE FIBERS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0030608740     PISSN: 03655237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709126159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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