Coronal views

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Overview

As described in the introduction, coronal slices are excellent for identifying the hippocampus (you can see the folded shape of the hippocampus body, e.g. see the -8mm slices). Some landmarks to look for are:

• amygdala (burgundy)
• caudate nucleus (magenta)
• claustrum (deep blue) - easier to see in axial views
• globus pallidus (green)
• hippocampus (brown)
• putamen (yellow)
• nucleus accumbens (orange)
• thalamus (red) - poorly defined in T1 scans
• parietal operculum (dotted green)
• temporal operculum (dotted pink)
• insular lobe (dotted light blue)

Chris Rorden, 13 October 2002