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. 2004 Jun;124(5):577-81.
doi: 10.1080/00016480310016848.

MRI versus CT in assessment of cochlear patency in cochlear implant candidates

Robert Bettman  1 , Erik Beek, Adriaan Van Olphen, Frans Zonneveld, Egbert Huizing
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MRI versus CT in assessment of cochlear patency in cochlear implant candidates

Robert Bettman et al. Acta Otolaryngol. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate how cochlear patency as seen on preoperative CT and MRI scans correlates with findings at surgery in cochlear implant patients.

Material and methods: CT and MRI scans of 25 patients were reviewed by 3 independent observers. The reviewers classified the cochlear patency and recorded the location of any suspected decrease in patency. Their results were compared with the findings noted during surgery.

Results: Decreased cochlear patency was found in six patients at surgery. The mean sensitivity/specificity of CT and MRI assessment was 33%/88% and 41%/91%, respectively.

Conclusion: Our study suggests that CT, using axial and semi-longitudinal planes, is equivalent to MRI in predicting cochlear patency.

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