N Ay1, H B Gehl2, H Sudhoff1, I Todt3. 1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Bielefeld, Teutoburgerstr. 50, 33604, Bielefeld, Germany. 2. Department of Radiology, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany. 3. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Bielefeld, Teutoburgerstr. 50, 33604, Bielefeld, Germany. todt@gmx.net.
Abstract
PURPOSE: A new generation of cochlear implant (CI) magnets and specific surgical techniques (e.g., implant positioning) has changed the relationship between a CI and magnet resonance imaging (MRI). MRI allows a pain free in vivo evaluation of the inner ear fluid state and internal auditory canal after the insertion of an electrode. The aim of this study is to evaluate how the patient's head position in the MRI scanner influences the CI magnet-related artefact. METHODS: We performed in vivo measurement of MRI artefacts at 3 T with a CI system containing a bipolar diametrical magnet. The implant magnet was positioned with a head bandage at different positions from the nasion and external auditory canal in three volunteers. We used a turbo spin echo (TSE) T2w sequence on the axial and coronal planes and observed three positions: (1) regular position, (2) chin to chest (anteflexion), and (3) hyperextension (retroflexion). RESULTS: By comparing the positions, anteflexion of the cervical spine in a chin-to-chest position allowed us to place the artefact in a more apical position from the IAC in the coronal plane. The hyperextension of the cervical spine position shifts the artefact father towards the cochlea's direction. CONCLUSION: The head's position can influence the location of MRI artefacts. In cases where the artefact diminished the IAC or cochlea, anteflexion of the cervical spine in the chin-to-chest position of the head in the MRI scanner should be attempted to allow a visualization of the IAC.
PURPOSE: A new generation of cochlear implant (CI) magnets and specific surgical techniques (e.g., implant positioning) has changed the relationship between a CI and magnet resonance imaging (MRI). MRI allows a pain free in vivo evaluation of the inner ear fluid state and internal auditory canal after the insertion of an electrode. The aim of this study is to evaluate how the patient's head position in the MRI scanner influences the CI magnet-related artefact. METHODS: We performed in vivo measurement of MRI artefacts at 3 T with a CI system containing a bipolar diametrical magnet. The implant magnet was positioned with a head bandage at different positions from the nasion and external auditory canal in three volunteers. We used a turbo spin echo (TSE) T2w sequence on the axial and coronal planes and observed three positions: (1) regular position, (2) chin to chest (anteflexion), and (3) hyperextension (retroflexion). RESULTS: By comparing the positions, anteflexion of the cervical spine in a chin-to-chest position allowed us to place the artefact in a more apical position from the IAC in the coronal plane. The hyperextension of the cervical spine position shifts the artefact father towards the cochlea's direction. CONCLUSION: The head's position can influence the location of MRI artefacts. In cases where the artefact diminished the IAC or cochlea, anteflexion of the cervical spine in the chin-to-chest position of the head in the MRI scanner should be attempted to allow a visualization of the IAC.
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