title: Computer-assisted 3D reconstruction of the terminal branches of the cerebral arteries. III. Posterior cerebral artery and circle of Willis.
abstract: We present a three-dimensional anatomical computer model of the terminal branches of the posterior cerebral artery and circle of Willis, 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. This can help to identify the arteries in conventional and magnetic resonance angiography. Our rendition of the cerebral arteries can be matched with CT, MR und PET images to indicate the areas of extension of the 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: D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002941:Circle of Willis / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D012016:Reference Values