Enhancing cochlear duct length estimation by incorporating second-turn parameters.

Autor: Alahmadi A; King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center (KAESC), King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC), College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box: 245, 11411, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. asma0alahmadi@yahoo.com., Abdelsamad Y; Research Department, MED-EL GmbH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Dhanasingh A; MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete Gesellschaft m.b.H., Innsbruck, Austria., Almuhawas F; King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center (KAESC), King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC), College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box: 245, 11411, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alsanosi A; King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center (KAESC), King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC), College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box: 245, 11411, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 Dec 06; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 21496. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 06.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48641-0
Abstrakt: Estimating insertion depth, cochlear duct length (CDL), and other inner ear parameters is vital to optimizing cochlear implantation outcomes. Most current formulas use only the basal turn dimensions for CDL prediction. In this study, we investigated the importance of the second turn parameters in estimating CDL. Two experienced neuro-otologists blindly used segmentation software to measure (in mm) cochlear parameters, including basal turn diameter (A), basal turn width (B), second-turn diameter (A2), second-turn width (B2), CDL, first-turn length, and second-turn length (STL). These readings were taken from 33 computed tomography (CT) images of temporal bones from anatomically normal ears. We constructed regression models using A, B, A2, and B2 values fitted to CDL, two-turn length, and five-fold cross-validation to ensure model validity. CDL, A value, and STL were longer in males than in females. The mean B2/A2 ratio was 0.91 ± 0.06. Adding A2 and B2 values improved CDL prediction accuracy to 86.11%. Therefore, we propose a new formula for more accurate CDL estimation using A, B, A2, and B2 values. In conclusion, the findings of this study revealed a notable improvement in the prediction of two-turn length (2TL), and CDL by clinically appreciable margins upon adding A2 and B2 values to the prediction formulas.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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