Three-dimensional analysis of electrode behavior in a human cochlear model

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 695-703

  Lim, Yoon Seob ^a   Park, Se Ik ^a   Kim, Yong Hyup ^a   Oh, Seung Ha ^a   Kim, Sung June ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cochlear electrode; Cochlear implant; Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

COCHLEAR ELECTRODES; COCHLEAR IMPLANT; ELECTRODE STIFFNESS; SPIRAL-APPROXIMATION METHOD;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COCHLEA; COCHLEA INJURY; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 27644519161     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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