3D reconstructions of neurofunctional structures for neuroimaging

3D reconstructions of neurofunctional structures for neuroimaging

An improved method for computer-aided 3D reconstruction of neuroanatomical structures derived from intracranially fixed human brains is demonstrated. The embedded brains are cut into slices. The sliced surfaces are photographed. The outlines of the neuroanatomical structures are drawn onto transpare...

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Published in:Computerized medical imaging and graphics Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13
Main Authors: Gerke, M., Vogt, H., Fiekert, W., Kretschmann, H.-J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Elsevier Ltd 1996
Elsevier Science
Subjects:
Algorithms
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - anatomy & histology
Computer Graphics
Computer Simulation
Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine
Human
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods
Medical computing and teaching
Medical sciences
Models, Anatomic
Models, Neurological
Neuroanatomy
Neuroimaging
Reference Values
Software Design
Three-dimensional reconstruction
Human
Neuroimaging
Neuroanatomy
Computer graphics
Three-dimensional reconstruction
Biomedical data processing
Intracranial
Slice method
Triangulation
Three dimensional representation
Central nervous system
Nervous system
Functional analysis
Computer aid
Image reconstruction
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Summary:An improved method for computer-aided 3D reconstruction of neuroanatomical structures derived from intracranially fixed human brains is demonstrated. The embedded brains are cut into slices. The sliced surfaces are photographed. The outlines of the neuroanatomical structures are drawn onto transparencies which are scanned. The surfaces of the structures are 3D reconstructed with the triangulation method. The cortical structures of the human brain are complex, resulting in possible ambiguities for triangulation which must be solved interactively. These surface reconstructions allow for 3D visualization of the brain and its components comparable with intravital conditions found in clinical neuroimaging.
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ISSN:0895-6111
1879-0771
DOI:10.1016/0895-6111(95)00028-3