Fig. 28.
From: Pre- and post-operative imaging of cochlear implants: a pictorial review
a A 75-year-old female patient, with electrode bending. CBCT paraaxial image shows electrode bending (arrows) at the basal turn. b A 70-year-old male patient with electrode pinching in far advanced otosclerosis. CBCT paraaxial image shows accordion-like pinching of the basal parts of the electrode array (white arrows). The tip of the electrode array sticks at the basal turn and does not turn around the modiolus (black arrow)