ArticleBioMed research international2019
The Effect of Cochlear Size on Cochlear Implantation Outcomes.
Article in BioMed research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Cochlear Duct Length: Rethinking Its Role in Auditory Outcomes.Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Influence of Cochlear Anatomy on Intraoperative Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potentials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of depth of electrode insertion between cochleostomy and round window approach: a cadaveric study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
- Investigating Additional Cochlear Parameters: A follow-up systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of otology · 2024Review
- Effect of Cochlear Implant Electrode Insertion Depth on Speech Perception Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Otology & neurotology open · 2023Article
- Sheep as a large animal model for hearing research: comparison to common laboratory animals and humans.Laboratory animal research · 2023Review
- Otological Planning Software-OTOPLAN: A Narrative Literature Review.Audiology research · 2023Review
- Evaluation of the Performance of OTOPLAN-Based Cochlear Implant Electrode Array Selection: A Retrospective Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- The effect of cochlear size on electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses in deaf children.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2023Article
- Minimally Traumatic Cochlear Implant Surgery: Expert Opinion in 2010 and 2020.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- CT imaging-based approaches to cochlear duct length estimation-a human temporal bone study.European radiology · 2022Article
- Response to: Comment on "The Effect of Cochlear Size on Cochlear Implantation Outcomes".BioMed research international · 2021Article
- Corrigendum to "The Effect of Cochlear Size on Cochlear Implantation Outcomes".BioMed research international · 2020Article
- Comment on "The Effect of Cochlear Size on Cochlear Implantation Outcomes".BioMed research international · 2020Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine if cochlear duct length and cochlear basal diameter, measured using routinely available radiology software, affect hearing outcomes after cochlear implantation with two different length electrodes.
methods55 patients who received a Med-El Flex electrode were retrospectively reviewed. 34 patients received the Flex 31 electrode (31mm) and 21 patients received the Flex 28 electrode (28mm). Preoperative high-resolution CT scans of the temporal bone were reformatted in the axial and coronal plane. The basal diameter of the cochlear (A-value) and the outer-wall lengths of the cochlear duct were measured using readily available imaging software. Postoperative plane X-rays were used to determine the degree of electrode insertion and the number of electrodes within the cochlea and speech discrimination scores at 6 months were evaluated.
resultsThe cochlear metrics obtained were comparable with those previously published in the literature. There was no significant difference in the degree of insertion or speech outcomes between the two electrode lengths. However, when the group who had received the shorter electrode were analysed, there was an association seen between both cochlear duct length and cochlear diameter and speech outcomes.
conclusionsCochlear size may be a factor in determining speech outcomes that cannot be explained solely by insertion depth or degrees of insertion. Further studies are required to determine if cochlear duct length is an independent predictor of speech outcomes.
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