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Thomas Somers
Researcher at European Institute
Publications - 81
Citations - 3722
Thomas Somers is an academic researcher from European Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cholesteatoma & Schwannoma. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 78 publications receiving 3402 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas Somers include University of Antwerp & Radboud University Nijmegen.
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Mutations in the human |[alpha]|-tectorin gene cause autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing impairment
Kristien Verhoeven,Lut Van Laer,Karin Kirschhofer,P. Kevin Legan,David C. Hughes,Isabelle Schatteman,M. Verstreken,Peter Van Hauwe,Paul Coucke,Achih Chen,Richard J.H. Smith,Thomas Somers,F. Erwin Offeciers,Paul Van de Heyning,Guy P. Richardson,Franz Wachtler,William J. Kimberling,Patrick Willems,Paul J. Govaerts,Guy Van Camp +19 more
TL;DR: The findings indicate that mutations in TECTA are responsible for hearing impairment in these families, and implicate a new type of protein in the pathogenesis of hearing impairment.
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Aplasia and hypoplasia of the vestibulocochlear nerve: diagnosis with MR imaging.
TL;DR: Submillimetric gradient-echo images (eg, 3DFT-CISS) should always be used to exclude aplasia or hypoplasia of the cochlear branch of the VCN in all co chlear implant candidates and patients with congenital deafness.
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Consensus statements on the BAHA system: where do we stand at present?
Ad F. M. Snik,Emmanuel A. M. Mylanus,David W. Proops,John F. Wolfaardt,William E. Hodgetts,Thomas Somers,John K. Niparko,Jack J. Wazen,Olivier Sterkers,Cor W. R. J. Cremers,Anders Tjellström +10 more
TL;DR: New indications, as well as clinical applications, were discussed during scientific roundtable meetings in 2004 by experts in the field, and the outcomes of these discussions are presented in the form of statements.
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Outcome of cochlear implantation at different ages from 0 to 6 years.
Paul J. Govaerts,Carina De Beukelaer,K. Daemers,Geert De Ceulaer,M. Yperman,Thomas Somers,Isabelle Schatteman,F. Erwin Offeciers +7 more
TL;DR: All children with congenital deafness who underwent cochlear implantation before the age of 6 years appeared to benefit from the implant, adding evidence to the importance of early implantation (before the Age of 2 years).
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The value of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the diagnosis of primary acquired and residual cholesteatoma: a surgical verified study of 100 patients.
Jean-Philippe Vercruysse,Bert De Foer,Marc Pouillon,Thomas Somers,Jan Casselman,Erwin Offeciers +5 more
TL;DR: The results confirm the value of DWI in detecting primary cholesteatoma, but show the poor capability of DWi in detecting small residual cholsteatoma.