Precentral gyrus discrepancy in electronic versions of the Talairach atlas

Neuroimage. 2004 Jan;21(1):450-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2003.09.032.

Abstract

Electronic versions of the atlas of Talairach and Tournoux, including the Talairach Daemon and the official versions published by Thieme, contain a discrepant region of the precentral gyrus on axial slice +35 mm that extends far forward into the frontal lobe. This area is anatomically incorrect and internally inconsistent within the digital atlas software applications using their multiplanar cross-referencing tools. By cross-referencing the axial, sagittal, and coronal plates from the original printed atlas, we demonstrate that the discrepant area should be labeled middle frontal gyrus. The mislabeled portion encompasses a 3 x 1.5-cm region in the axial plane and has significant implications for sensorimotor studies that rely on the digital atlases for anatomic labeling.

MeSH terms

  • Brain Mapping
  • Cerebral Cortex / anatomy & histology*
  • Frontal Lobe / anatomy & histology*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Internet*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Medical Illustration*
  • Medical Informatics Applications*
  • Reference Books, Medical*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Research Design
  • Software Validation*
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed*