Digital anatomy of nucleus accumbens in the human brain

CHEN Yu HAN Feng WANG Wei HAO Jia-nan XU Dong-ming YAN Fa-long LIU Xue-cheng NIU Song-qing*

Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (3) : 350-353.

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Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (3) : 350-353. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2014.03.011

Digital anatomy of nucleus accumbens in the human brain

  • CHEN Yu  HAN Feng  WANG Wei  HAO Jia-nan  XU Dong-ming  YAN Fa-long  LIU Xue-cheng  NIU Song-qing*
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Objective To explore the locating, parameter measurement and 3D display of nucleus accumbens in human brain in terms of digital anatomy. Methods The raw data of the head specimen of a 45-year-old male adult with 0.5mm as the section spacing was collected by using digital milling machine. Three hundreds images of continual cross sections containing brain were chosen and the segmentation of the caudate nucleus, putamen and nucleus accumbens was accomplished with Photoshop CS. The nucleus accumbens on the images of continual coronal section reconstruction were distinguished according to Harvard Medical School’s segment method to calculate the volume of nucleus accumbens and collect the correlative location information. The caudate nucleus, putamen and nucleus accumbens were 3D visualize with the software of Amira 3.1.1. Results The nucleus accumbens, the adjoining structure and the lesion target of nucleus accumbens were all clearly visible. The left nucleus accumbens volume was 972.5mm3, and the right was 830.6mm3. The 3D coordinate value was the left (-11.0, 24.4, 1.3) and the right (9.3, 23.9, 1.7). Conclusion The digital anatomy of nucleus accumbens can distinctly display the nucleus accumbens, form and confirm it’s volume, location and adjoining area, which is useful to clinician.

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Nucleus accumben / Brain / Sectional anatomy / Digital anatomy / Digital human

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CHEN Yu HAN Feng WANG Wei HAO Jia-nan XU Dong-ming YAN Fa-long LIU Xue-cheng NIU Song-qing*. Digital anatomy of nucleus accumbens in the human brain[J]. Acta Anatomica Sinica. 2014, 45(3): 350-353 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2014.03.011

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