The complex three-dimensional organisation of the human brain, as well as the numerous variables involved in modern imaging techniques, make it necessary to introduce guidelines for the interpretation of the topographical localisation and allocation of normal cerebral structures and pathological processes. In a historical overview of the methods used for precise localisation we introduce some models that can be used as diagnostic aids. As supporting means in the MRI we suggest the standardisation of the imaging by application of this model. The methodological procedures of its use in the MRI are shown in detail. Finally the advantages and disadvantages of this model are discussed with regard to its possible applications in imaging systems such as MR. The imaging standards for intra-interindividual and inter-methodologic comparison in routine investigations are emphasized in particular.