Variational anatomy of the human cochlea: Implications for cochlear implantation

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-22

  Erixon, Elsa ^a   Högstorp, Herman ^a   Wadin, Karin ^a   Rask Andersen, Helge ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anatomic variations; Cochlear implantation; Electrode arrays; Facial nerve canal; Human cochlea; Planimetry

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FACIAL NERVE; HEARING ACUITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; AUTOPSY; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTRODE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; TEMPORAL BONE; VESTIBULE;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTRODES; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; OVAL WINDOW, EAR; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 59849108924     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31818a08e8     Document Type: Article

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