Editorial: The Rhoton Collection and the Journal of Neurosurgery: expanding the reach of neuroanatomy in the digital print world.

I have always maintained that of all the neurosciences we must master to care best for our patients, the most important one for us, as neurosurgeons, is neuroanat-omy. Neuroanatomy is the cornerstone on which we build our understanding of the structure and function of the human brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. I vividly recall spending countless hours of my neurosurgical residency reading neuroanatomical textbooks, skull in hand, learning the nuances of approaches to the brain. I yearned for neuroanatomy texts that had practical neurosurgical anatomy at their core. Advances in neurosurgery have unquestionably been aided by leaders in neurosurgery who have devoted their careers to improving our abilities to reach regions of the brain with as much accuracy and as little morbidity as possible. Of the contemporary " neurosurgical anatomists " who have guided our field toward improved outcomes, perhaps none has been as influential or has had as much impact as Dr. Albert L. Rhoton Jr. Over the years, Dr. Rhoton has published numerous neuroanatomical studies in the Journal of Neurosurgery that have served as the ultimate resource on topics such as the microsurgical anatomy of the central lobe, 1 the microsurgical anatomy of the cho-roidal arteries, 2 the limitations of the transcallosal trans-choroidal approach to the third ventricle, 4 and the telovelar approach to the fourth ventricle, 3 among many others. Many of the neuroanatomical figures from Dr. Rho-ton's elegant studies have been captured in the " Rhoton Collection, " which is freely available to members of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). On this website, you can search the collection for innumerable 2D-and 3D-format neuroanatomical dissections, watch Dr. Rhoton's lectures, and browse the atlas that has been created online. The Rhoton Collection was made possible through the indefatigable efforts of Dr. Jeffrey Sorenson of Semmes-Murphey Neurosurgical Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, and through the financial support of the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) and the AANS. In this issue of the Journal, I am proud to announce the expanded capabilities of selected neuroanatomical studies when viewed through our website (www.thejns.org). The enhancements are shown in the article by Frigeri et al. 1 The reader will go to " Article Tools " on the left-hand side of the article and then click on " Show Anatomy Links " (Fig. 1). This will immediately highlight neuroanatomical Fig. 1. Screenshot of the Rhoton-enabled Frigeri et al. article as …