Do two-dimensional and 3-dimensional analysis of bone/dental implant interfaces with the use of focused ion beam and electron microscopy?
FIB methods for SEM and TEM were used to characterize bone/implant surfaces.
These unusual cases demonstrated that preoperative MDCT evaluation by our reconstruction method was useful for predicting possible problems in electrode insertion and decision-making in regards to surgical strategies, especially in cochlear implantation candidates with a high probability of cochlear stenosis.