Title
Intraoperative conebeam CT for assessment of intracochlear positioning of electrode arrays in adult recipients of cochlear implants
Date Issued
01 April 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Jia H.
Nguyen Y.
De Seta D.
Ferrary E.
Wu H.
Sterkers O.
Bernardeschi D.
Mosnier I.
Sorbonne Université
Publisher(s)
American Society of Neuroradiology
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intraoperative conebeam CT has been introduced into the operating room and provides quick radiologic feedback. This study aimed to investigate its utility in the assessment of the positioning of the electrode array after cochlear implantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 51 patients (65 ears) with intraoperative imaging by conebeam CT (O-arm) after cochlear implantation between 2013 and 2017. Correct placement into the cochlea was immediately identified. Positioning assessments were later analyzed with OsiriX software. RESULTS: Intraoperative imaging was quickly performed in all cases. No misplacement into the vestibule or semicircular canals was found. Afoldover of the implanted array was identified in 1 patient. Secondary analysis by 2 raters showed excellent agreement on insertion depth angle (intraclass correlation = 0.96, P <.001) and length of insertion of the electrode array (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.93, P =.04) measurements. The evaluation of the number of extracochlear electrodes was identical between the 2 raters in 78% of cases (Cohen κ = 0.55, P <.001). The scalar position was inconsistent between raters. When we compared O-arm and high-resolution CT images in 14 cases, the agreement was excellent for insertion depth angle (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.97, P <.001) and insertion length (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.98, P <.001), good for the number of extracochlear electrodes (Cohen K = 0.63, P =.01), but moderate for the scalar position (Cohen κ = 0.59, P =.02). CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative conebeam CT using the O-arm is a safe, rapid, easy, and reliable procedure to immediately identify a misplacement or foldover of an electrode array. The insertion depth angle, insertion length, and number of electrodes inserted can be accurately assessed.
Start page
768
End page
774
Volume
39
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Radiología, Medicina nuclear, Imágenes médicas
Neurociencias
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85045188286
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Neuroradiology
ISSN of the container
01956108
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus