Evaluation of Electrode-modiolus Distance and Cochlear Fibrosis Using Depth Sounding and Spectroscopy Tools: Comparison With Postoperative Cone Beam CT
Cochlear fibrosis development can compromise the success and the outcomes of the cochlear implantation (CI) thus affecting the quality of life of the implanted patient. Correlating the results of the Transimpedance Matrix (TIM) measurements to the implant electrode location determined by the Cone Beam Computer Tomography (CBCT), this study aims to identify a range of TIM profiles within the implanted population, certain profiles suggesting the growth of the fibrosis tissue in cochlea
⁃ Group with long-term implantation:
• Age18 years or older
• Affiliation to the French social security
• Signed and dated informed consent form
• Users of uni or bilateral cochlear implants for more than 6 months (CI24CA, CI422, CI512, CI522, CI532, CI612; CI622; CI632), in primo-implantation or reimplantation, with more than 18 electrodes active
• Postoperation CBCT imaging results available
⁃ Recently-implanted group:
• Age18 years or older
• Affiliation to the French social security
• Signed and dated informed consent form
• Indication for CI622 or CI632 cochlear implants
• Postoperation CBCT imaging results available