Fiber dissection technique: Lateral aspect of the brain

Ture U., Yasargil M., Friedman A., Al-Mefty O.

NEUROSURGERY, vol.47, no.2, pp.417-426, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/00006123-200008000-00028
  • Journal Name: NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.417-426
  • Keywords: fiber dissection technique, microsurgical anatomy, white matter
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The fiber dissection technique involves peeling away the white matter tracts of the brain to display its three-dimensional anatomic organization. Early anatomists demonstrated many tracts and fasciculi of the brain using this technique. The complexities of the preparation of the brain and the execution of fiber dissection have led to the neglect of this method, particularly since the development of the microtome and histological techniques. Nevertheless, the fiber dissection technique is a very relevant and reliable method for neurosurgeons to study the details of brain anatomic features.