Finite element analysis of damage by cochlear implant electrode array's proximal section to the basilar membrane

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1176-1180

  Kha, Hung ^a,b   Chen, Bernard ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basilar membrane; Damage; Electrode array; Insertion; Scala tympani

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84865599245     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318263545f     Document Type: Article

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