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A Novel and Freely Available Interactive 3d Model of the Internal Carotid Artery
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Materia
3D–PDF document
Internal carotid artery segments
Anatomic models
Skull base anatomy
CTangiography
3D angiography
Fecha de publicación
2018
Resumen
[EN]We describe a new and freely available 3D interactive model of the intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) and the skull base that
also allows to display and compare its main segment classifications. High-resolution 3D human angiography (isometric voxel’s size
0.36 mm) and Computed Tomography angiography images were exported to Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) format
for processing in a 3D software platform and embedding in a 3D Portable Document Format (PDF) document that can be freely
downloaded at http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/handle/2445/112442 and runs under Acrobat Reader on Mac and Windows computers
andWindows 10 tablets. The 3D–PDF allows for visualisation and interaction through JavaScript-based functions (including zoom,
rotation, selective visualization and transparentation of structures or a predefined sequence view of the main segment classifications
if desired). The ICA and its main branches and loops, the Gasserian ganglion, the petrolingual ligament and the proximal and distal
dural rings within the skull base environment (anterior and posterior clinoid processes, silla turcica, ethmoid and sphenoid bones,
orbital fossae) may be visualized from different perspectives. This interactive 3D–PDF provides virtual views of the ICA and
becomes an innovative tool to improve the understanding of the neuroanatomy of the ICA and surrounding structures.
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ISSN
0148-5598
DOI
10.1007/s10916-018-0919-4
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