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Abstract #1937

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Advanced Bionics HiRes Ultra 3D Cochlear Implants

Rebecca Susan Dewey1,2,3, Robert A Dineen3,4,5,6, Nitin Menon6, Matthew Clemence7, Richard Bowtell1,3, Patrick Boyle8, and Douglas EH Hartley2,3,9,10
1Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2Hearing Sciences, Division of Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 3National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 4Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 5Radiological Sciences, Division of Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 6Radiology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 7Philips Healthcare N. V., Best, Netherlands, 8Advanced Bionics GmbH, Fellbach-Oeffingen, Germany, 9ENT, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 10Rinri Therapeutics Ltd., Sheffield, United Kingdom

Synopsis

Keywords: Head & Neck/ENT, Head & Neck/ENT, Cochlear Implant Artifacts

Motivation: A cochlear implant (CI) contains an implanted magnet placed under the scalp. Newer rotating magnet designs facilitate safe and comfortable scanning up to and including 3 T. However, MRI of the head is still confounded by image distortion.

Goal(s): To characterise CI artefacts at 3 T.

Approach: T2DRIVE and T1-weighted mDIXON images were acquired in CI users, normally-hearing participants, and a phantom.

Results: Visibility of bilateral internal auditory canals and cochleae varied across three CI users. Pre-surgical assessment will be beneficial on an individual basis to maximise the chances of successful post-operative MR acquisition.

Impact: Bilateral internal auditory canals can be visualised despite the presence of a cochlear implant (CI): an assessment of the effect of a CI on the usability of clinical MR images in CI users, normally-hearing individuals, and a phantom.

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