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ArticleHeliyon2024

Innovative computed tomography based mapping of the surgical posterior tympanotomy: An exploratory study.

Brecht Vranken, Maarten Schoovaerts, Alexander Geerardyn, Lore Kerkhofs, Johannes Devos, Robert Hermans, Tristan Putzeys, Nicolas Verhaert

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Brecht VrankenFaculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven Belgium.
Maarten SchoovaertsExpORL, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Alexander GeerardynExpORL, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Lore KerkhofsExpORL, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Johannes DevosDepartment of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Robert HermansDepartment of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Tristan PutzeysExpORL, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Nicolas VerhaertExpORL, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

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Abstract

Robotic devices have recently enhanced cochlear implantation by improving precision resulting in reduced intracochlear damage during electrode insertion. This study aimed to gain first insights into the expected dimensions of the cone-like workspace from the posterior tympanotomy towards the round window membrane. This retrospective chart review analyzed ten postoperative CT scans of adult patients who were implanted with a CI in the past ten years. The dimensions of the cone-like workspace were determined using four landmarks (P1-P4). In the anteroposterior range, P1 and P2 were defined on the edge of the bony layer over the facial nerve and chorda tympani nerve, respectively. In the inferosuperior range, P3 was defined on the bony edge of the incus buttress and P4 was obtained at a distance of 0.45 mm between the facial nerve and the chorda tympani nerve. After selecting the landmarks, the calculations of the dimensions of the surgical access space were done in a standardized coordinate system and presented using descriptive statistics. The cone-like space is limited by two maximal angles,

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Cochlear implant surgeryDimensionsPosterior tympanotomyRoboticsThree-dimensional

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PMCPMC11388378

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