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Use of Computed Tomography Scans for Cochlear Implants

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While 3-dimensional (3D) imaging by computed tomography has long been desirable for research and treatment of cochlear-implant patients, technical challenges have limited its wide application. Recent developments in scanner hardware and image processing techniques now allow image quality improvements that make clinical applications feasible. Validation experiments were performed to characterize a new methodology and its imaging performance.

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  1. Electronic Radiology Lab, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, 510 South Kingshighway, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Bruce R. Whiting & Barry S. Brunsden

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Timothy A. Holden & Margaret W. Skinner

  3. Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Charles C. Finley

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Whiting, B.R., Holden, T.A., Brunsden, B.S. et al. Use of Computed Tomography Scans for Cochlear Implants. J Digit Imaging 21, 323–328 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-007-9045-4

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