title: Parametric model of the scala tympani for haptic-rendered cochlear implantation.
abstract: A parametric model of the human scala tympani has been designed for use in a haptic-rendered computer simulation of cochlear implant surgery. It will be the first surgical simulator of this kind. A geometric model of the Scala Tympani has been derived from measured data for this purpose. The model is compared with two existing descriptions of the cochlear spiral. A first approximation of the basilar membrane is also produced. The structures are imported into a force-rendering software application for system development.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, Faculty of Informatics, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: Fazel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Naghdy
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D012533:Scala Tympani / Q000601:surgery*; D014110:Touch; D014584:User-Computer Interface