Variation of the cochlear anatomy and cochlea duct length: analysis with a new tablet-based software

• Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology Vol. 279; no. 4; pp. 1851 - 1861
• Main Authors: Spiegel, Jennifer L., Polterauer, Daniel, Hempel, John-Martin, Canis, Martin, Spiro, Judith E., Müller, Joachim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Cochlea - diagnostic imaging; Cochlea - surgery; Cochlear Duct; Cochlear Implantation - methods; Cochlear Implants; Female; Head and Neck Surgery; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurosurgery; Otology; Otorhinolaryngology; Retrospective Studies; Software; Temporal Bone - diagnostic imaging; Temporal Bone - surgery; OTOPLAN; Digitalization; CDL; Cochlear duct length; Anatomy of the cochlea; Morphology of the cochlea

Purpose In cochlear implantation, thorough preoperative planning together with measurement of the cochlear duct length (CDL) assists in choosing the correct electrode length. For measuring the CDL, different techniques have been introduced in the past century along with the then available technology...