Can an MRI determine success with a Cochlear Implant?

Interesting study determining a Functional MRI May Predict Children’s Language Skills Post-Cochlear Implant.  

Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center found that elevated activity in two regions of the brain, evaluated with functional MRIs before implantation, may be biomarkers in children who do best with implants.  The study appears in Brain and Behavior.

Summary in ASHA Leader - http://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2478939

Abstract of study - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/brb3.391/abstract