title: [Imaging in cochlear implant patients].
abstract: Imaging procedures are a mainstream tool in the daily ENT workflow. Cochlear Implant patients are representing a special population with specific demands for imaging. There are different imaging techniques available for pre-operative evaluation, surgery and postoperative controls with different indications and consequences. High-resolution computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are mainly used in the evaluation process. New procedures, as digital volume tomography, are increasingly used intra- and postoperatively. Especially the intracochlear positioning in malformations of the inner ear, eventually added with radiological assisted navigation, can be considered a standard of modern cochlear implant surgery. In addition, digital volume tomography may serve as a quality control tool focusing on the evaluation of the intracochlear electrode position. The range of applications, indications and current results are illustrated.
authors.affiliation: HNO-Klinik Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. antje.aschendorff@uniklinik-freiburg.de
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authors.lastname: Aschendorff
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003051:Cochlea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D038361:Neuronavigation / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*