title: Computer-assisted 3D-reconstruction and statistics of the limbic system. 1. Computer-assisted 3D-reconstruction of the hippocampal formation, the fornix, and the mamillary bodies.
abstract: The hippocampal formation of eight perfusion-fixed human brains was examined using new methods according to stereotactic and morphometric principles (macrovibratome and computer-aided 3D reconstruction). The reconstructions form part of a neuroanatomical reference system (NeuRef). This reference system allows for 3D visualisation of the brain and its components on a computer graphic workstation, as well as for the presentation of the union set based on a neuroanatomical structure taken from this sample of brains. This retrievable knowledge of neurofunctional systems is important for the preoperative planning of neurosurgeons and the adjustment of radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Neuroanatomie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerke
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schütz
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kretschmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008032:Limbic System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008326:Mammillary Bodies / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008875:Middle Aged; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed