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12 September 2003 Microsurgical laser Doppler probe for simultaneous intraoperative monitoring of cochlear blood flow and electrocochleography from the round window
Lidet Abiy, Fred Telischi, Jean-Marie A. Parel, Fabrice Manns, Ralph Saettele, Krzysztof Morawski, Ozcan Ozdamar, John Borgos, Rafael Delgado, Edward Miskiel, Erdem Yavuz
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Abstract
The aim of this project is the development of a microsurgical laser Doppler (LD) probe that simultaneously monitors blood flow and Electrocochleography (ECochG) from the round window of the ear. The device will prevent neurosensory hearing loss during acoustic neuroma surgery by preventing damage to the internal auditory nerve and to the cochlear blood flow supply. A commercially available 0.5 mm diameter Laser-Doppler velocimetry probe (LaserFlo, Vasamedics) was modified to integrate an ECochG electrode. A tube for suction and irrigation was incorporated into a sheath of the probe shaft, to facilitate cleaning of the round window (RW) and allow drug delivery to the round window membrane. The prototype microprobe was calibrated on a single vessel model and tested in vivo in a rabbit model. Preliminary results indicate that the microprobe was able to measure changes in cochlear blood flow (CBF) and ECochG potentials from the round window of rabbits in vivo. The microprobe is suitable for monitoring cochlear blood flow and auditory cochlear potentials during human surgery.
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Lidet Abiy, Fred Telischi, Jean-Marie A. Parel, Fabrice Manns, Ralph Saettele, Krzysztof Morawski, Ozcan Ozdamar, John Borgos, Rafael Delgado, Edward Miskiel, and Erdem Yavuz "Microsurgical laser Doppler probe for simultaneous intraoperative monitoring of cochlear blood flow and electrocochleography from the round window", Proc. SPIE 4949, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems XIII, (12 September 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476428
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KEYWORDS
Blood circulation

Electrodes

Doppler effect

Laser beam diagnostics

Prototyping

Ear

Nerve

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