The preoperative radiological evaluation by CI was effective in identifying anatomic abnormalities, allowing surgeons to avoid, or at least be aware of, possible complications. This study demonstrated that CT and MRI were superior to CT alone.

Eval uation by imaging methods is critical in the preoperative care of cochlear implant (CI) surgery, providing safety to surgeons when indicating and performing this procedure. The preoperative muldisciplinary selection process included CT associated or not with MRI. Results: The final sample was composed of 100 patients after 4 patients with no records of radiological exams were excluded. Patients were divided into two groups. The accuracy of group A (CT only) was 69.69%, the sensitivity was 36.36%, the specificity was 86.36%, the Positive Predictive Value (PPV) was 57.14%, and the Negative Predictive Value (NPV) was 73.07%; the accuracy of group B (CT and MRI) was 80.59%, the sensitivity was 38.46%, the specificity was 90.74%, the PPV was 50.0%, and the NPV was 85.96%. Conclusion: The preoperative radiological evaluation by CI was effective in identifying anatomic abnormalities, allowing surgeons to avoid, or at least be aware of, possible complications. This study demonstrated that CT and MRI were superior to CT alone.