Flat-panel volume computed tomography for cochlear implant electrode array examination in isolated temporal bone specimens

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 491-498

  Bartling, Soenke H ^a   Gupta, Rajiv ^c   Torkos, Attila ^d   Dullin, Christian ^b   Eckhardt, Grabbe ^b   Lenarz, Thomas ^a   Becker, Hartmut ^a   Stöver, Timo ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cochlear implantation; Computed tomography; Flat panel volume computed tomography multislice computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRODE; FLAT PANEL VOLUME COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOLATED ORGAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE;

ARTIFACTS; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FACIAL NERVE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; SPIRAL LAMINA; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745231200     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200606000-00010     Document Type: Article

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