title: Problems of the third dimension.
abstract: The problems facing a pathologist or anatomist who wishes to embark on computer-assisted reconstruction of structures seen in serial light microscope sections are reviewed. They are illustrated by comparing a reconstruction of a bronchial gland made by cutting out polystyrene sheets with models generated by four computer-assisted systems, i.e. the IBAS 2000 system, the SSRCON (MRC) system, the AT-Videoplan system and the CHD (Cookson, Holman, Dykes) system. It is obvious that computer-assistance cannot solve the preparation problems of three-dimensional reconstruction (3DR) and that choosing a computer-assisted system is fraught with difficulties. It is recommended that intending purchasers of computer-assisted 3DR systems prepare material in advance to try out on the systems they are considering.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morbid Anatomy, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Whimster
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D014132:Trachea / Q000033:anatomy & histology