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@article{citeulike:5028753, abstract = {A precise cochleostomy is a crucial step in cochlear implantation, particularly if residual hearing is to be preserved. A contactless ablation of the promontory bone by a pulsed CO(2) laser system seems to be a promising approach. The bone is removed by a scan head controlled laser beam in sequential scan cycles with a pulse rate of 50-100 mus. Digital picture analysis and pattern detection are used to identify the membranous lining of the cochlea. We achieved a bone ablation in a micrometer range per scan cycle with the laser. A perforation of the promontory bone could be detected by automatic pattern detection. The enhancement of automatic pattern detection can lead to a minimally invasive, function-preserving laser cochleostomy.}, author = {Klenzner, T. and Knapp, F. B. and Schipper, J. and Raczkowsky, J. and Woern, H. and Kahrs, L. A. and Werner, M. and Hering, P.}, citeulike-article-id = {5028753}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cii.394}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19194966}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19194966}, doi = {10.1002/cii.394}, issn = {1754-7628}, journal = {Cochlear implants international}, keywords = {ci, laser}, pages = {58--62}, posted-at = {2009-07-01 03:09:26}, priority = {2}, title = {High precision cochleostomy by use of a pulsed CO2 laser - an experimental approach.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cii.394}, volume = {10 Suppl 1}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5028753 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5028753 N2 - A precise cochleostomy is a crucial step in cochlear implantation, particularly if residual hearing is to be preserved. A contactless ablation of the promontory bone by a pulsed CO(2) laser system seems to be a promising approach. The bone is removed by a scan head controlled laser beam in sequential scan cycles with a pulse rate of 50-100 mus. Digital picture analysis and pattern detection are used to identify the membranous lining of the cochlea. We achieved a bone ablation in a micrometer range per scan cycle with the laser. A perforation of the promontory bone could be detected by automatic pattern detection. The enhancement of automatic pattern detection can lead to a minimally invasive, function-preserving laser cochleostomy. JF - Cochlear implants international SN - 1754-7628 EP - 62 TI - High precision cochleostomy by use of a pulsed CO2 laser - an experimental approach. VL - 10 Suppl 1 SP - 58 KW - ci KW - laser AU - Klenzner, T AU - Knapp, FB AU - Schipper, J AU - Raczkowsky, J AU - Woern, H AU - Kahrs, LA AU - Werner, M AU - Hering, P PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cii.394 ER -