Testing the diagnostic value of electrical ear canal stimulation in cochlear implant candidates by functional magnetic resonance imaging

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 281-292

  Neumann, Katrin ^a   Preibisch, Christine ^a   Spreer, Joachim ^a   Raab, Peter ^a   Hamm, John ^a   Euler, Harald A ^b   Lanfermann, Heinrich ^a   Helbig, Silke ^a   Kiefer, Jan ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Ear canal stimulation; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Promontory test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; EAR CANAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 49149089739     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000124276     Document Type: Article

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