Evaluation of an electrode prototype for atraumatic cochlear implantation in hearing preservation candidates: Preliminary results from a temporal bone study

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 419-423

  Helbig, Silke ^a   Settevendemie, Claudia ^a   MacK, Martin ^a   Baumann, Uwe ^a   Helbig, Matthias ^a   Stöver, Timo ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Electric acoustic stimulation; Hearing preservation; Inner ear; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; TEMPORAL BONE;

COCHLEA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 79953079199     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31820e75d9     Document Type: Article

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