A temporal bone study of insertion trauma and intracochlear position of cochlear implant electrodes. II: Comparison of Spiral Clarion™ and HiFocus II™ electrodes

Hearing Research

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 68-79

  Wardrop, Peter ^a,b   Whinney, David ^a,c   Rebscher, Stephen J ^a   Luxford, William ^d   Leake, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Electrodes; Insertion; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; DIAMOND;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COCHLEA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EAR INJURY; ELECTRODE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 18044386764     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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