title: Computer-assisted 3D reconstruction of the terminal branches of the cerebral arteries. II. Middle cerebral artery.
abstract: We present a three-dimensional anatomical computer model of the terminal branches of the middle cerebral artery, acquired from equidistant serial anatomical slices of three brains. The reconstructions provide a clear picture from all angles of the complicated course of the terminal branches of the cerebral arteries, which can help to identify them on conventional angiography and magnetic resonance angiography. The arteries can also be matched with CT, MR or PET images to indicate the areas of extension of individual branches, allowing neuromorphological and functional correlations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroanatomy, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gloger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gloger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kretschmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008875:Middle Aged; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000098:blood supply; D012016:Reference Values