title: Noninvasive management of cochlear implant's inner magnet displacement after magnetic resonance.
abstract: MRI is a widespread and greatly helpful diagnostic tool, yet its use on cochlear implant patients is restricted by the presence of an inner magnet. We report on a case of magnet dislodgment after 1.5T MRI in a 31-year-old female with a Hi-Res 90K cochlear implant. In this case, it was possible to implement an alternative, totally noninvasive approach based on an external manual repositioning rather than a surgical procedure of the displaced magnet.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Di Nardo
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giannantonio
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schinaia
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Corso
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paludetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D059346:Magnets; D017240:Mitochondrial Myopathies / Q000150:complications