Objective: In neurosurgical microsurgery, understanding the accurate size of microstructures
is essential to perform operation safely and less invasively. We here describe a simple
method of measuring the size of microvessels using a digital image as a microscale.
Materials and Methods: The digital image was made as a microscale on the computer. We measured the size
of intracranial microstructures using the microscale. Results: We accurately measured the size of the vertebral artery perforator of 1 mm or less
using the adjusted microscale on the computer. Conclusions: The development of a microscale is easy and renders the measurement of microstructures,
sized 1 mm or less, feasible, and accurate.
Key-words:
Cranial anatomy - microscale - microstructures
