An improved cochlear implant electrode array for use in experimental studies

Hearing Research

Volumn 277, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 20-27

  Shepherd, Robert ^a,b   Verhoeven, Kristien ^c   Xu, Jin ^a,b   Risi, Frank ^d   Fallon, James ^a,b   Wise, Andrew ^a,b  

^a BIONIC EAR INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Research and Development   (Belgium)

^d Research and Technology Labs   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CADAVER; CAT; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL LAMINA; SPIRAL LIGAMENT; TELEMETRY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CATS; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANIMAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960240250     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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