The clarion electrode positioner: Approximation to the medial wall and current focussing?

Audiology and Neuro-Otology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 166-175

  Mens, Lucas H M ^a   Boyle, Patrick J ^b   Mulder, Jef J S ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Advanced Bionics UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel separation; Cochlear implants; Current spread; Electrical field; Electrode positioner; Modiolus hugging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STIMULATION;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0344406894     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069477     Document Type: Article

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