[Radiological anatomy of the anterior cerebral vein (author's transl)].

The anatomy of the anterior cerebral vein is described with injection specimens. Radiological appearance of the anterior cerebral vein is illustrated with conventional angiograms. Stereoscopic films are indispensable to identify the anterior cerebral vein accurately. The anterior communicating vein or the distal end of the anterior cerebral vein indicates the anterior wall of the lower portion of the third ventricle. The anterior cerebral vein is very useful in defining the suprasellar extension of an intrasellar mass.