About the Authors
- Franca Wagner
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* E-mail: franca.wagner@insel.ch
Affiliation University Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Wilhelm Wimmer
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Affiliations University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Lars Leidolt
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Affiliation University Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Mattheus Vischer
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Affiliation University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Stefan Weder
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Affiliation University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Roland Wiest
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Affiliation University Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Georgios Mantokoudis
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Affiliation University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Marco D. Caversaccio
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Affiliations University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Competing Interests
The authors of this manuscript declare that they thank the MEDEL Corporation [MED-EL Corporation, Innsbruck, Austria] for loan of the cochlear implants and funding that study [total amount 15 000€]. The authors state that this work has received funding from MED-EL Corporation [MED-EL Corporation, Innsbruck, Austria] in the amount of 15 000€. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FW MDC. Performed the experiments: FW LL WW. Analyzed the data: FW LL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FW WW LL SW MV RW GM MDC. Wrote the paper: FW.