title: A Very Quickly Prepared, Colored Silicone Material for Injecting into Cerebral Vasculature for Anatomical Dissection: A Novel and Suitable Material for both Fresh and Non-Fresh Cadavers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Cadaveric studies have a great impact on neuroanatomy learning. Cadaver preparation may take a lot of effort, especially at the phase of intravascular color filling. The authors describe their silicone dye technique and a novel mixture which is self-curing, quick to prepare and easy to inject.
  
  
  METHODS
  The first one of these processes is undoubtedly embalming and decapitation of the cadaver. If possible, the most appropriate time that should be preferred is immediately after the donor's death. Preparation for cadaveric dissection of the brain requires some fundamental steps that can be summarized into: a) Embalming and decapitation, b) Exposing, cannulization and irrigation of main vascular structures, c) Preparing colored silicone, d) Injection of colored silicone and staining the vascular tree, e) Sample maintenance
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our method of preparation of silicone dye and injection enables neurosurgeons and anatomists to fill cerebral and dural vascular structures, and even diploic veins nicely in both fresh and aged cadaveric heads. Moreover, the main vascular structures and their branches in the lateral and third ventricles are painted remarkably beautifully.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We tried to provide our experience about the preparation of head cadavers for anatomical dissection using a novel mixture of colored silicone that is very easy to prepare and inject with very satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: Bahcesehir University, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urgun
authors.forename: Zafer Orkun
authors.initials: ZO
authors.lastname: Toktas
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akakin
authors.forename: Baran
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Soner
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Turker
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kilic
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002102:Cadaver; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012828:Silicones; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones