Vol 61, No 3 (2002)
Technical Note
Published online: 2002-05-23
Three-dimentional reconstruction of the lentiform nucleus from serial sections in man
Folia Morphol 2002;61(3):153-156.
Abstract
Three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of the lentiform nucleus was performed
by using serial macroscopic anatomic sections, taken from a human cadaver.
When the rendered form of this wire-frame reconstruction was examined, it
was found that both the putamen and globus pallidus had upper and lower
poles. The distances between the upper and lower poles were 2.23 cm in the
putamen and 1.45 cm in the globus pallidus. The lower poles of the putamen
and globus pallidus were about the same level but the upper pole of the putamen
was 0.78 cm higher than in the globus pallidus. The vertical dimension of
the lentiform nucleus was 22.9 mm. This is the first study reporting the three-dimensional reconstruction and the dimensions of the lentiform nucleus of the
human brain. We believe that this study will be of help in future studies concerning
the lentiform nucleus and its relations.
Keywords: lentiform nucleusthree-dimensional (3-D) reconstructionhuman brain