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Arcuate fasciculus

HCP-1065 tracts · source label Arcuate_Fasciculus_L, Arcuate_Fasciculus_R · AF

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 Arcuate fasciculus
SideLabel (as in source)Mean length, mmCentroid MNI152, mm
leftArcuate_Fasciculus_L134-40, -20, 17
rightArcuate_Fasciculus_R13437, -20, 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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