Otological Planning Software—OTOPLAN: A Narrative Literature Review

Annalisa Gatto; Margherita Tofanelli; Ludovica Costariol; Serena Rizzo; Daniele Borsetto; Nicoletta Gardenal; Francesco Uderzo; Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo; Giancarlo Tirelli

doi:10.3390/audiolres13050070

Audiology Research (Oct 2023)

Otological Planning Software—OTOPLAN: A Narrative Literature Review

Annalisa Gatto,
Margherita Tofanelli,
Ludovica Costariol,
Serena Rizzo,
Daniele Borsetto,
Nicoletta Gardenal,
Francesco Uderzo,
Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo,
Giancarlo Tirelli

Affiliations

Annalisa Gatto: Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
Margherita Tofanelli: Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
Ludovica Costariol: Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
Serena Rizzo: Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
Daniele Borsetto: Department of ENT, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
Nicoletta Gardenal: Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
Francesco Uderzo: Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo: Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
Giancarlo Tirelli: Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres13050070
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 5
pp. 791 – 801

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The cochlear implant (CI) is a widely accepted option in patients with severe to profound hearing loss receiving limited benefit from traditional hearing aids. CI surgery uses a default setting for frequency allocation aiming to reproduce tonotopicity, thus mimicking the normal cochlea. One emerging instrument that may substantially help the surgeon before, during, and after the surgery is a surgical planning software product developed in collaboration by CASCINATION AG (Bern, Switzerland) and MED-EL (Innsbruck Austria). The aim of this narrative review is to present an overview of the main features of this otological planning software, called OTOPLAN®. The literature was searched on the PubMed and Web of Science databases. The search terms used were “OTOPLAN”, “cochlear planning software” “three-dimensional imaging”, “3D segmentation”, and “cochlear implant” combined into different queries. This strategy yielded 52 publications, and a total of 31 studies were included. The review of the literature revealed that OTOPLAN is a useful tool for otologists and audiologists as it improves preoperative surgical planning both in adults and in children, guides the intraoperative procedure and allows postoperative evaluation of the CI.

Published in Audiology Research

ISSN: 2039-4349 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/audiolres

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