title: [Plain X-ray for locations of intracochlear electrode arrays during cochlear implantation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the position and shape of inserted electrode arrays by plain X-ray during cochlear implantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cochlear view of implanted electrode arrays by plain X-ray were observed during operation in 54 patients received cochlear implant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The image in cochlear view could provide the information about position and shape of inserted electrode arrays. The spiral-shape electrode arrays without distortion and folding were found in 52 cases. The complete insertion of intracochlear electrode in these patients were confirmed by surgery. Of 54 cases, the other 2 cases showed improper position and C-shape of intracochlear electrodes, one was partial insertion and the other was bending inside the cochlea. The bending electrode array was reinserted immediately during operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Routine plain X-ray after inserted electrode during operation was a best way of knowing the shape and depth of the electrode array, especial for the difficult cochlear implantation, and also could avoided anesthetization again.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
authors.forename: Songhua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Anzhou
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shihua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Hongwu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Jianjian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003051:Cochlea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014965:X-Rays; D055815:Young Adult