Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia versión impresa ISSN
0034-7299 POCHINI SOBRINHO, Fernando et al. A method for
measuring the length of the coclea through magnetic resonance
imaging. Rev. Bras. Otorrinolaringol. [online]. 2009, vol.75,
n.2, pp. 261-267. ISSN 0034-7299.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-72992009000200017. We know that
hearing impairment affects a large part of the population. In
cases of profound and bilateral hearing loss, children may have
problems in speech development, as well as communication and
socialization. Cochlear implants have been used as a treatment
option in these cases. Today, inner ear MRI is a mandatory test
in the preoperative evaluation of these individuals. In our
daily routines, we wonder whether MRI can provide not only
qualitative, but also quantitative data, with real cochlear
linear values built from three dimension images. AIMS: The aim
of the present investigation is to propose a method to obtain
MRI cochlear length measures from the temporal bones of cadaver