Superior parietal
Desikan-Killiany · source label superiorparietal
Atlas label only. No curated clinical content yet.
On the template
Desikan-Killiany. Values describe the fsaverage template, not an individual or a population norm.
| Side | Label (as in source) | Area, cm² | Centroid MNI152, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| left | superiorparietal | 39.3 | -21, -64, 49 |
| right | superiorparietal | 39.4 | 23, -63, 50 |
Area: pial surface of the fsaverage average, which is smoother than individual cortex. Volume: voxel count of the fsaverage aseg segmentation at 1 mm isotropic.
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