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CN III

HCP-1065 tracts · source label CNIII_L, CNIII_R · CNIII

Atlas label only. No curated clinical content yet.

On the template

HCP-1065 tracts. Values describe the fsaverage template, not an individual or a population norm.

Template values for CN III
SideLabel (as in source)Mean length, mmCentroid MNI152, mm
leftCNIII_L40-5, -15, -22
rightCNIII_R364, -16, -21

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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