13 / 23
Page 62
conferenceseries
.com
Volume 7, Issue 4 (Suppl)
Otolaryngology
ISSN: 2161-119X Otolaryngology, an open access journal
Aesthetic Medicine & ENT Conference 2017
July 06-08, 2017
July 06-08, 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
International Conference on
Aesthetic Medicine and ENT
Otolaryngology 2017, 7:4 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X-C1-020
Imaging in cochlear implants
Neeraj Suri
Civil Hospital, India
P
reoperative Computed Tomography (CT), scan evaluation of the temporal bones and MRI brain in cochlear implant
candidates play a crucial role in determining candidacy and side of implantation. The CT scans allow the surgeon to carefully
review the anatomy of the inner ear and mastoid cavity in order to predict any potential difficulties or complications the may
be encountered during implant insertion. We retrospectively reviewed 200 preoperative CT scans, of the temporal bones in
children who have been successfully implanted and also those difficulties faced during surgery. In these scans, we assessed
the degree of mastoid pneumatization, cochlear anatomy, and patency, size of vestibular aqueduct, cochlear aqueduct and
internal auditory canal, jugular bulb, 7
th
/8
th
nerve thickness. Findings were analysed and difficulty encountered in insertion of
the implant and electrodes in each case, CSF leak, facial nerve trauma were compared with imaging findings. We believe, it is
important to recognize the key features in the imaging of temporal bone for planning in preoperative evaluation of cochlear
implant candidates.
drneerajsuri@outlook.com