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Parametric model of the scala tympani for haptic-rendered cochlear implantation
1School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, Faculty of Informatics, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia.
Abstract:
A parametric model of the human scala tympani has been designed for use in a haptic-rendered computer simulation of cochlear implant surgery. It will be the first surgical simulator of this kind. A geometric model of the Scala Tympani has been derived from measured data for this purpose. The model is compared with two existing descriptions of the cochlear spiral. A first approximation of the basilar membrane is also produced. The structures are imported into a force-rendering software application for system development.
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