Figure 6

Assessment examples between uncoiled cochlear reconstructions (on the left) and conventional multiplanar reconstructions (on the right). In (A) the PM array is neatly following the scala tympani, which is located in lower half of the uncoiled cochlea. In (C), however, clear kinking of the PM array results in STL from scala tympani to scala vestibuli. This difference of PM non-STL vs. STL is also seen in conventional reconstructions in (B,D), with the array, the white dots, located in STL case of (D) more towards the upper half of the cochlea than in (B). In (E) the LW array follows the scala tympani without interruption, in contrast in (G), the LW array shows an subtle, but still clear kink towards scala vestibuli (i.e. STL). The different position of the LW array is difficult to observe in conventional reconstructions, see (F) vs. (H).