Pineal Region
Fig. 25.1 Midline sagittal view of the structures located in and around the pineal gland Fig. 25.2 Infratentorial supracerebellar approach, posterior surgical view Fig. 25.3 Infratentorial supracerebellar approach, lateral anatomical view Structures for…
Hydrocephalus
Fig. 27.2 Ideal placement of a trocar for a frontal shunt tube Fig. 27.3 (1) Ventriculoatrial shunt; (2) ventriculoperitoneal shunt Fig. 27.4 (3) Spino-peritoneal shunt Fig. 27.5 Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
Cranial Nerve V: Trigeminal
Fig. 16.2 Coronal T2W MRI image through the belly of the pons demonstrates the large fibers of the trigeminal nerves (arrows) on both sides of the pone, extending anteriorly Fig. 16.3 Axial…
Cranial Nerve II: Optic
Fig. 13.1 Optic nerves depicted on an axial CISS image. The nerves are hypointense surrounded by subarachnoid space which may not always be clearly visible. In this particular patient suffering from…
White Matter Anatomy
References 1. Habas C, Cabanis EA (2007) Anatomical parcellation of the brainstem and cerebellar white matter: a preliminary probabilistic tractography study at 3 T. Neuroradiology 49(10):849–863CrossrefPubMed
Cranial Nerve VII: Facial
Fig. 18.2 Oblique sagittal T2 MR image through the porus acusticus reveals the characteristic “ball in catcher’s mitt” appearance of the facial nerve (arrow) and the vestibulocochlear nerve. The facial nerve…
Cranial Nerve III: Oculomotor
Fig. 14.2 Coronal CISS image: cisternal segment of CN III lies in the “oculomotor triangle” defined superiorly by the posterior cerebral artery and inferiorly by the superior cerebellar artery 14.2 Function…