The Safety of Active Hearing Implants in the Ultra-high Field Magnetic Resonance Environment: A Pilot Study
The findings show no adverse effects or performance degradation of the implant within the predefined test conditions. Preliminary outcomes of this feasibility study are positive, yet do not imply implant safety in the 7T MR environment. Formal verification will be required to label a device safe at this field strength.
Authors
- Nicolas Verhaert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3512-1334)
- Matthew Clemence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4081-0257)
- Guy Fierens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0606-0103)
- Rebecca Susan Dewey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6888-3298)
- Richard Bowtell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8656-412X)
Institutions
- Cochlear (Australia) (AU)
- Philips (Finland) (FI)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Philips (United Kingdom) (GB)
- NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000004638
- Primary Topic
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00