CT and MR imaging cochlear distance measurements may predict cochlear implant length required for a 360° insertion

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1425-1430

  Connor, S E J ^a,b   Bell, D J ^a   O'Gorman, R ^a,b   Fitzgerald O'Connor, A ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA FENESTRA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68549140166     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1571     Document Type: Article

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