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A clinical shift toward personalized cochlear implantation: Using preoperative planning to optimize insertion depth.

Benjamin Bircher1, Philipp Aebischer1, Wilhelm Wimmer2

  • 1Hearing Research Laboratory, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

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Preoperative planning for cochlear implant electrode selection improves insertion depth and consistency. Shorter cochlear duct length and intraoperative resistance were linked to insertion inaccuracies, not deeper targets.

Keywords:
Automated segmentationCochlear duct lengthCochlear implantComputed tomographyInsertion anglesPreoperative planningSpiral ganglion coverage

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Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Cochlear implantation aims to restore hearing by stimulating the auditory nerve with an electrode array.
  • Accurate electrode placement is crucial for optimal audiological outcomes.
  • Preoperative planning can optimize electrode selection and surgical approach.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the clinical use of preoperative, anatomy-tailored planning for cochlear implant electrode selection.
  • To quantify the accuracy of this planning method in routine practice.
  • To identify factors influencing deviations from the planned angular insertion depth (AID).

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 54 cochlear implantations.
  • Comparison between surgeon preference (Group A) and automated OTOPLAN-based planning (Group B).
  • Analysis of pre- and postoperative CT scans for cochlear metrics and achieved AID; speech outcomes at 6 months.

Main Results:

  • Automated planning (Group B) resulted in deeper and more consistent insertions (median AID 568°) compared to surgeon preference (Group A, 527°).
  • Median planning deviation was -9°, with no correlation to planned depth.
  • Inaccuracies were associated with shorter cochlear duct length (CDL) and intraoperative resistance.

Conclusions:

  • Anatomy-tailored preoperative planning facilitates selection of longer arrays and achieves deeper, more consistent electrode insertions.
  • Planning accuracy is high, with deviations mainly linked to patient-specific anatomy (shorter CDL) and surgical factors (resistance).
  • Routine, examiner-independent planning is feasible and supports using patient-specific anatomy to guide electrode array selection.