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CN VIII

HCP-1065 tracts · source label CNVIII_L, CNVIII_R · CNVIII

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 VIII
SideLabel (as in source)Mean length, mmCentroid MNI152, mm
leftCNVIII_L57-11, -44, -29
rightCNVIII_R5512, -43, -30

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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