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Fourth ventricle

FreeSurfer aseg · source label 4th-Ventricle

Atlas label only. No curated clinical content yet.

On the template

FreeSurfer aseg. Values describe the fsaverage template, not an individual or a population norm.

Template values for Fourth ventricle
SideLabel (as in source)Volume, cm³Centroid MNI152, mm
midline4th-Ventricle2.240, -45, -32

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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