COMPUTER-ASSISTED 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF THE TERMINAL BRANCHES OF THE CEREBRAL-ARTERIES .1. ANTERIOR CEREBRAL-ARTERY

We present a three-dimensional anatomical computer model of the termin al branches of the anterior 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 term inal branches of the cerebral arteries, which can help to identify the m on conventional and magnetic resonance angiography. Our rendition of the cerebral arteries can also be matched with CT, MR or PET images t o indicate the areas of extension of individual branches, allowing neu romorphological and functional correlations.