Three-dimensional reconstruction and visualization of cerebral cingulate cortex

ObjectiveTo establish a three-dimensional visualization model of brain cingulate cortex in healthy adult MR image, and provide an anatomical model of cingulate cortex and adjacent structure for stereotactic minimally invasive surgery of brain.

MethodsThe MR image data of a cranial thin layer coronal plane in a healthy adult woman were imported into 3D-Doctor software, and the three-dimensional reconstruction of the cingulate cortex, lateral ventricle, cerebral longitudinal fissure and outer contour of brain were established using the manual segmentation method.

ResultsA three-dimensional visual image of the cingulate cortex of brain was successfully constructed, and could successfully show the three-dimensional structure of the cingulate cortex, lateral ventricle, cerebral longitudinal fissure and outer surface of brain, and its relationship with adjacent brain structure.

ConclusionsThe construction of three-dimensional visualization model of the cingulate cortex of brain has important value in the recognition of the anatomical structure of cingulate gyrus, design of the stereotactic surgery of brain, and positioning diagnosis and functional study of cingulate cortex area.