title: 3-D computer model of subcortical structures of human brain.
abstract: Three-dimensional computer model of thalamus and adjacent formations of human brain has been elaborated on the basis of sagittal slices from the Schaltenbrand-Bailey stereotactic atlas. The model includes 120 morphologically distinguishable structures and consists of more than 16 million points (volume elements) each of them being associated with the particular structure in the brain. The model is stored in the long-term computer memory. A special software has been developed to facilitate utilizing the model obtained. The software facilitates synthesizing arbitrary cross-sections through the brain and provides the correspondence between the stereotactic coordinates of any point and its position on the screen of monitor. The coordinates of the point in the system of stereotactic atlas and the name of the structure, the point belongs to, are also supplied. It is also possible to get magnified images of cross-sections and to get isometrical images. The system enables the neurosurgeon to improve the planning and execution of stereotactic operations, and will also be helpful for education.
authors.affiliation: N.N. Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Kazarnovskaya
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Borodkin
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Shabalov
authors.forename: V Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Krivosheina
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Golanov
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D012984:Software; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation