Atlas of Fetal and Postnatal Brain MR

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Atlas of fetal and postnatal brain MR / Paul D. Griffiths — [et al.]. — 1st ed. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-323-05296-2 1. Fetal brain—Magnetic resonance imaging—Atlases. 2. Newborn infants—Diseases— Diagnosis—Atlases. 3. Developmental neurology—Atlases. 4. Pediatric neurology—Atlases. I. Griffiths, Paul, 1960 Feb. 27[DNLM: 1. Brain—anatomy & histology—Atlases. 2. Fetus. 3. Infant. 4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging—Atlases. WL 17 A88345 2009] RG629.B73A86 2009 618.92’01—dc22 2009039290 Acquisitions Editor: Rebecca Gaertner Editorial Assistant: David Mack Project Manager: David Saltzberg Design Direction: Steve Stave

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It became obvious in the late 1990s that magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the fetal central nervous system was going to be more than an intellectual curiosity wrapped around a technical challenge. There was (and remains in some circles) some resistance to accept that there is any need for supplementing ultrasonography with fetal MR in cases of suspected developmental brain abnormalities. Many recent studies have shown value of in utero MR of the fetus and there is also gathering interest in postmortem MR of the fetus as an adjunct or replacement to autopsy. The problem was how to start. Few radiologists have experience of the normal MR appearances of the brain at 20 to 40 weeks gestational age. Those who do have the experience have usually gained it from imaging premature babies in whom the predominant pathologies are the complications of prematurity, not malformations. It has taken us a long time to build up a base of normal fetal brain examinations; therefore our appreciation of age-related normality was slow to form. We hope, therefore, that this atlas will help others in this complex area of image interpretation. We must accept that fetal MR (particularly in utero MR) is still in its early stages of development. It is likely that in a few years I will look back in horror at the quality of the images that we were expected to interpret, very much like modern fetomaternal experts reviewing early obstetric ultrasonography. But you have to start somewhere. When I was struggling to come to terms with midtrimester brain anatomy I was fortunate to be directed to the pathology atlas of Alison Fess-Higgins and JeanneClaudie Larroche. The book was out of print and proved difficult to find but once it was located it was invaluable. It occurred to me first of all that the book should be reprinted, but then considered an updated work including

MR. I managed to contact Professor Larroche and was very pleased when she agreed to co-author this updated work with the Sheffield group. It has been a great privilege to work with her. On a personal level, I have to mention my wife Jane, who is my inspiration, and on occasion, my refuge. Professionally, I would like to acknowledge a number of people who have influenced me over the years. Some have shaped my thinking by reading their papers, hearing them lecture, and subsequently coming to think of them as colleagues and I would include Jim Barkovich, Tom Naidich, Susan Blaser, and Erin Simon in that group. More fundamentally, however, I need to acknowledge the great burden of gratitude I owe to two people who shaped my career at different stages. First, Professor Ian Isherwood, Professor of Radiology at the University of Manchester, who persuaded me to become a neuroradiologist sometime in 1987, having known very little about the speciality previously. And then there was the late Derek Harwood-Nash! It was during my period at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, as the Neuroradiology scholar in 1994-95 that Derek convinced me that pediatric neuroradiology was the only game in town, a decision I have not regretted since!

Paul D. Griffiths When people listen to you don’t you know it means a lot? ‘Cause you’ve got to work so hard for everything you’ve got Can’t rest on your laurels now not when you’ve got none You’ll find yourself in a gutter right back where you came from.

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INTRODUCTION The development of the brain is an exceptionally complicated process, which makes interpretation of radiologic images of the fetal brain challenging. Imaging of the immature brain has become important in recent years for several reasons, with a corresponding increased requirement for clinicians with experience in fetal and neonatal brain imaging. One reason for this need is the desire to detect abnormalities of the brain during the second trimester of pregnancy in order to provide the best-quality information to parents about the likely clinical sequelae of the anomaly. Second is the need to investigate the increasing number of neonates surviving premature delivery who are at high risk for intracranial complications, both hemorrhagic and hypoxic/ischemic. The need for imaging and the manner in which it is delivered has influenced the techniques used. One of the overriding requirements is to not expose the fetus or child to ionizing radiation or at least to keep the exposure to the barest minimum because the potential risks are high in this population. A screening program of second-trimester fetuses cannot be built around an X-ray–based technique such as X-ray computed tomography (CT), hence the rapid rise and refinement of antenatal ultrasonography over the last few decades. It is also desirable to limit the amount of X-rays to which newborn babies are exposed, and ultrasonography has an important role here as well, although other factors are at play. Some ultrasound machines are relatively inexpensive and are portable, making them ideal for use in neonatal intensive care units given the risk management issues associated with moving a child from the neonatal intensive care unit to the radiology department. Recent studies have shown the limitations of ultrasound for assessment of the fetal and neonatal brain that make the diagnosis of some types of pathology difficult or impossible. For example, the early stages of neonatal hypoxic/ischemic brain injury are difficult to show with transfontanelle ultrasonography; they are shown much better by X-ray CT or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, particularly using diffusionweighted imaging. It is becoming increasingly apparent that in utero detection of some developmental

brain abnormalities is difficult with ultrasound; agenesis of the corpus callosum is a leading example. These factors have led many groups to explore alternative methods of fetal and neonatal neuroimaging, most of which involve MR imaging. Another use for MR imaging of the immature brain that has been explored by a small number of groups, including our own, is postmortem MR imaging as either an adjunct or an alternative to autopsy. The drive for this in the United Kingdom is the reduction in uptake of fetal/ neonatal autopsy by parents concerned about the well-publicized retention of tissues and organs without consent at some British hospitals. It is possible to gain valuable information about brain abnormalities in the post 16-week fetus using postmortem MR imaging and to inform parents about the risk to future pregnancies based on the anatomic definition of the malformation. The requirements for MR imaging of the brain in these three situations (in utero, postmortem, and postnatal) are fundamentally different, but all have been made possible by significant technologic advances in the field. They are also linked by another factor, namely, problems in interpretation for the reporter. A clinician who reports imaging studies from any specialty has two basic tenets for his/her work: knowledge of normality and knowledge of pathology. The purpose of this book is to assist clinical personnel involved in providing an imaging service to learn and understand normal MR appearances of the brain from the second half of pregnancy to 18 months postnatally. The histologic basis of this book is the Development of the Human Foetal Brain: An Anatomical Atlas by Feess-Higgins and Larroche,1 which was published in the 1980s but has been out of print for some time. It has been a great privilege for us to work with Professor Larroche on this project. We have used a large number of the line diagrams and histologic photographs from the original INSERM publication in the production of this atlas. The text of the original publication was in French and in English. The annotation of the line diagrams was in Latin, as was the classic approach. We have decided to use a more anglicized approach to the

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anatomic descriptions, more often than not using the nomenclature provided by Carpenter’s Core Text of Neuroanatomy.2 One of the primary goals of this atlas is to assist doctors who report brain imaging in interpreting in utero MR (iuMR) examinations, a procedure that is gaining in popularity as many centers begin to offer a fetal MR service. MR imaging of the fetus is not recommended before 19 weeks’ gestational age (calculated from last menstrual period, as are all of the dates in this book); therefore we start our imaging at 19 to 20 weeks’ gestational age. From that maturity to 37 weeks, we present iuMR and postmortem MR (pmMR) images to match the histologic sections and line diagrams as closely as possible. This atlas is illustrated with T2-weighted MR imaging only in fetuses for reasons that are outlined later in the book. Unlike the original Larroche atlas, we continue into the postnatal period, showing both T1- and T2-weighted images of normal infants up to 18 months.

OVERALL LAYOUT OF THE ATLAS As explained previously, the core of this atlas is the histologic sections and line diagrams published by Professor Larroche more than 20 years ago. The first section of this atlas merely reproduces the images of surface views of the fetal brain, but we use only the gestational ages shown in cross-sectional detail in Section 2. We do not show fetuses ranging from 10 to 18 weeks’ gestational age that were included in the original atlas because we do not perform iuMR imaging at those early ages. The images of the surface anatomy of the brains are included to highlight the huge changes occurring in the late second- and thirdtrimester brain, particularly with respect to sulcation of the cerebral hemispheres. We go into some detail about the timing of the appearance of the major sulci at the start of Section 1 and give an overview about the appearance of sulci in the “mature” brain. Section 2 shows images from six sequential gestational age periods ranging from 19 to 37 weeks and shows pmMR and iuMR images matched as closely as possible to the tissue sections and line diagrams of the original atlas. One of the most important features of fetal brains during that period is the complicated appearance of transient structures within the developing cerebral wall. We provide a simplified overview of those structures with the aim of assisting interpretation of fetal MR images. Section 3 shows images of the brain from infants after birth for whom iuMR imaging is not a consideration. Six ages (ranges) are illustrated: 0 to 1 month, 3 to 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, and 18 months. For all of the cases we provide the appropriate line diagram of anatomic features from the 40-week fetus of the Larroche atlas. The primary purpose of doing so is to remind the reader of the importance not only of knowing the gross anatomy of the brain but of becoming familiar with the normal patterns of myelination.

DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TECHNIQUES USED We use four different methods to show the neuroanatomy of the fetus and infant in this atlas: postmortem tissue sections, pmMR, iuMR, and postnatal MR imaging of live children. The techniques used for each of the methods are described here.

Postmortem Fetal Tissue Sections Brains that appeared normal were chosen for the study. Cases were excluded if the pregnancy was complicated by maternal diabetes, toxemia, intrauterine growth restriction, viral or parasitic fetal infection, maternofetal bacterial infection, or blood group incompatibility. Brains with malformations were excluded, as were cases with large hemorrhages that altered the appearance of the brain. Most of the cases were infants who were stillborn or who survived for only a few hours or days. Exceptionally, survival for 10 days and 2 weeks has been accepted and the corrected age calculated (gestational age plus survival time). The brains were weighed in the fresh state, but because fetal brain tissue is extremely fragile the brains were fixed in formalin before being measured and photographed. After dehydration the brains were embedded whole in celloidin and cut in serial sections at 30 ␮m. (Techniques for obtaining postmortem fetal tissue sections are modified from Feess-Higgins and Larroche.1) The histologic stains used were hematoxylin–eosin, cresyl violet, and the myelin stains Loyez and Luxol fast blue.

Postmortem MR Imaging of the Fetus The rationale behind our program of pmMR imaging of the fetal central nervous system was to explore the possibility of using imaging as either an adjunct or an alternative to autopsy. The interested reader is directed to some of our earlier publications.3–5 The majority of our cases resulted from either therapeutic abortions for known central nervous system abnormalities shown on antenatal sonography or from spontaneous abortions. All of the cases in this book were referred to the pediatric pathology department at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, which is a regional referral center for fetal and pediatric autopsies. The parents were asked to consent to MR imaging as well as the formal autopsy. All of the pmMR cases shown in this atlas had no abnormality of any description shown on autopsy, pmMR imaging, or any chromosomal/genetic tests performed subsequently. MR imaging is exquisitely sensitive to patient movement, which usually imposes limits on image acquisition time. This is not an issue when imaging postmortem, and long acquisitions with improved signal-to-noise ratios can be obtained. We took full advantage of this in our earlier cases, routinely acquiring four excitations for each imaging data set. That acquisition required more than 12 minutes for each T2-weighted sequence at 1.5 T, but we subsequently dropped to two excitations at 6 minutes with little noticeable reduction in image quality.

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The fundamental goal of this type of imaging is to obtain images with the highest anatomic resolution possible (defined as the smallest objects that can be resolved as separate). The two key elements in providing anatomic resolution are spatial resolution and contrast resolution. Spatial resolution in imaging is dependent on the field of view and matrix size if the amount of MR signal is not otherwise limited. Contrast resolution is the ability to distinguish between two adjacent tissues of different composition. In MR imaging this can be optimized by knowing the composition of the tissue of interest and modifying the MR sequences accordingly. In this respect, MR imaging and X-ray CT have comparable inplane anatomic resolution, but the improved contrast resolution of brain structures provided by MR imaging makes it the method of choice in most circumstances. The choice of sequence parameters is important for pmMR imaging. Over the 8 years that we have performed pmMR, we have concluded that the best anatomic information from unfixed brain comes from T2-weighted images. As described in detail in Section 2, this is in contrast to other groups that studied fixed fetal brains. In that situation, T1-weighted images seem optimal, at least in second-trimester fetuses. The precise optimal parameters we use for T2-weighted images required lengthy empirical experimentation (i.e., inspired guesswork!) in earlier pilot studies, but there were theoretical and observational reasons to believe that T2-weighted images would be superior. This is in comparison with imaging of the adult brain, in which gray matter and white matter are best resolved on T1-weighted images. This can be explained by knowledge of the chemical differences between the brains of fetuses and adults/ older children. MR images rely on hydrogen nuclei, and the most abundant forms in the body are water and lipids. There is approximately 82% water in mature gray matter and 72% water in myelinated white matter,6 and

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more lipid is present in myelinated white matter than in gray matter (54.9% dry weight vs 32.7%7). These two factors account for the superb gray/white distinction on T1-weighted MR imaging, particularly on T1 in the fully myelinated brain. The major difference in the brains of fetuses compared to adult brains is the virtual absence of myelin. In this case, the water content and the lipid content of gray and “white” matter in the fetus are similar, leading to the prediction of poor tissue contrast. This certainly is the case for T1-weighted images where even in the “ideal” imaging conditions of pmMR, obtaining a T1 sequence with good tissue contrast for normal brain structures at 1.5 T is difficult, at least in our experience. Tissue contrast between the future gray matter and white matter structures is present on T2-weighted sequences, but the contrast is modest. However, some structures present in the fetal brain, such as neuronal and glial periventricular formation areas (germinal matrix) and the “transient fetal zones” within the developing cerebral hemispheres as described, greatly improve the predicted tissue contrast resolution. The examinations shown in this atlas were performed using either a 1.5-T or 3-T superconducting system (Infinion 1.5T or Intera 3.0T, Philips Medical Systems, Best, Netherlands). Brain imaging consisted of highresolution imaging in the three orthogonal planes using fast spin echo methods to produce T2-weighted images using either a wrist or a knee coil (depending on the size of the fetus). The sequences at 1.5 T consisted of fast spin echo (echo train length 32) T2-weighted images (TR 15,662 ms, TE 92 ms) with a bandwidth of 20.8 kHz using two acquisitions. A field of view of 14 cm and matrix size of 256 ⫻ 256 were used, giving in-plane resolution of 0.5-mm and 2-mm thick slices (no interslice gap) of the whole brain. These parameters have now been used extensively to show both developmental and acquired fetal brain pathology postmortem (Figure 1).

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Figure 1 Postmortem magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 T from two different cases. A, Image of an early second-trimester fetus with alobar holoprosencephaly. B, Sagittal image of an early third-trimester fetus with a low occipital encephalocoele extending into the upper cervical region.

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The cases included in this atlas acquired after 2006 were taken on a 3-T system. In theory, imaging at higher field strength should improve both anatomic and tissue resolution of the fetal brain and allow better delineation of the complicated infrastructure of the developing brain. Anecdotally this appears to be correct, but formal comparison is pending. The sequence data at 3 T are fast spin echo T2-weighted, echo train length 10, TR 4000 ms, TE 200 ms, flip angle 90°, field of view 120 mm, with reconstructed matrix size 640 ⫻ 640. Thirty 2-mm-thick slices with no gap and two excitations take 16 minutes to acquire. The resulting images produce excellent delineation of normal and abnormal fetal brain anatomy, but we also obtained some early good results producing T1-weighted images at 3 T (Figure 2).

In Utero MR Imaging of the Fetus Our group has performed iuMR studies of the fetal brain since 1999 when clinical MR scanners with sufficient gradient power to perform ultrafast imaging were being produced. Fetal MR imaging had been performed before that time, but mechanisms for preventing the fetus from moving were needed. Some groups used muscular blockade of the fetus with pancuronium administration into the umbilical vessels, usually while the vessel was being cannulated for another reason. Good images were obtained using standard sequences, but the procedure was highly invasive and was associated with risk to the fetus. A less invasive approach used intravenous benzodiazepines to sedate the fetus, but monitoring the mother in the MR environment presented other problems. The introduction of ultrafast MR imaging methods into clinical practice has made iuMR imaging (potentially) widely accessible. Our approach to iuMR imaging has been published previously,8 as have our results showing many advantages

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of iuMR imaging over ultrasonography for developmental fetal neuropathology.9,10 One of the problems we faced was lack of knowledge of normal second-trimester fetal anatomy as demonstrated by MR imaging. This problem continued for a considerable time because our examinations for the first 4 years were performed as research studies. We did not have approval from our local research ethics committee to study women with normal pregnancies because of the unknown effects of iuMR imaging on the fetus, so we investigated only those fetuses with known or suspected abnormality on ultrasonography. This is still the case now, although we offered fetomaternal and genetic centers an iuMR facility (with the support of our local research ethics committee) to study women whose fetus was at higher risk from brain and/or spine malformation. Many of those fetuses were normal, and by obtaining clinical follow-up of those children, we built up a library of normal cases, some of which are used to illustrate this book. Full written consent is obtained from the woman by the attending radiologist after explanation of the procedure. She is screened for the known contraindications to MR, as is her partner or relative if he/she intends to go into the MR scanner room with the mother. A flexible phased-array coil is placed around the lower abdomen, and a series of three plane scout views is made to locate the fetal brain. Fetal imaging is first performed in an attempt to image the brain in the three natural orthogonal planes using single-shot fast spin echo (SSFSE) sequences initially with 5-mm-thick sections. The sequence parameters are TR 20,000 ms, TE 93.6 ms, field of view 250 mm, matrix size 232 ⫻ 256, echo train length 128, and flip angle 90°. The studies then are repeated using 3-mm-thick sections with parameters TR 21,032 ms, TE 103.6 ms, field of view 250 mm, matrix size 256 ⫻ 256, echo train length 140, and flip angle 90°. The acquisition times typically are 20 and

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Figure 2 Axial images at 3.0 T from postmortem magnetic resonance examination of a fetus with ventriculomegaly and hypoplasia of the corpus callosum (confirmed on sagittal imaging). A, Routine T2-weighted image. B, Equivalent T1-weighted image. Note the high-signal germinal matrix and cortical plate on the T1 image. This contrast is a great improvement over the 1.5-T imaging we performed earlier. Note that the region superficial to the left germinal matrix shows postmortem damage and artifactual signal disturbance.

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25 seconds, respectively. These sequences provide heavily T2-weighted images. As part of our imaging protocol, we also acquire T1-weighted images in at least one plane (usually axial). The sequence we currently use is T1 RFFAST with parameters TR 210 ms, TE 4.47 ms, flip angle 80°, bandwidth 41.67 kHz, field of view 250 mm, and matrix size 256 ⫻ 140. Twenty 5-mm-thick sections take 29 seconds to acquire. The major problem with T1-weighted iuMR images of the fetal brain is the lack of inherent tissue contrast because of high water and low lipid content. This combination produces a very “flat” image that, in our experience, has poor delineation even of the normal high signal from the germinal matrices on T1-weighted images. Therefore we use this sequence to look for abnormal fat-containing structures or subacute hemorrhage. No T1-weighted fetal images are shown in this atlas. Although the individual acquisitions are only in the order of 20 to 30 seconds, the table occupancy time can be quite long because of fetal movement and the “chasing” required to obtain the orthogonal planes. Experienced radiographers are vital to reduce the overall examination time; in most cases we can obtain all of the sequences described in less than 20 minutes.

Postnatal MR Imaging The five cases used to illustrate the postnatal section are taken from children who were being investigated for possible head injuries but who had no focal neurologic problems, had normal X-ray CT and MR examinations, and were normal at clinical follow-up. All of the children were examined under general anesthesia using the following parameters: (1) Fast spin echo T2-weighted, echo train length 8, TR 4500 ms, TE 94.5 ms, field of view 240 mm, matrix size 352 ⫻ 512, two excitations. Sections 5 mm thick were taken with a 1-mm gap, and 21 slices took 6 minutes 36 seconds to acquire. (2) Spin echo T1-weighted, TR 588 ms, TE 15.2 ms, field of view 240 mm, matrix size 256 ⫻ 256, two excitations. Sections 5 mm thick were taken with a 1-mm gap, and 21 slices took 5 minutes 2 seconds to acquire.

Differences Between the Techniques The three imaging methods used to illustrate fetal brain anatomy in this atlas are not directly comparable for many reasons. The first and most obvious problem is that the iuMR, pmMR, and histologic sections were obtained from different individuals. Sufficient variation among individual fetal brains ensures that perfect matches can never be made. An added complication arises when trying to ensure the sections have been taken from matched anatomic planes. This is a particular problem for axial and coronal images where the planes of section are arbitrary, unlike sagittal/parasagittal images where the plane of section is easily defined. We use the tissue sections in the original Larroche atlas as the reference

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standard in this book and attempt to match the MR images to the tissue sections. This is relatively easy with pmMR imaging because scan time is not an issue and there are no problems with movement. In contrast, this is a major problem for iuMR because of the small moving target and the limited amount of time we believe a pregnant woman should be kept on the MR scanner. There are, however, more fundamental differences between the methods. The fetal tissue sections used in the study came from brains that had been removed from the calvarium and fixed prior to staining. This has certain obvious and inevitable consequences. First, a large proportion of the extraaxial anatomy is lost, unlike the in situ pmMR cases shown in this atlas and the iuMR cases. Second, the fixation process itself likely has some effect on the overall morphology of the brain as the alteration of protein elements and the removal of water likely have differential effects on different parts of the brain. For example, in our experience (and that of other workers), the cortical sulci appear more prominent on tissue sections than on pmMR images when fetuses of the same gestational age are matched. It also is likely that the relative effacement of cortical sulci seen on pmMR imaging compared to the other techniques results from premortem swelling of the brain prior to abortion. One of the major advantages of histologic studies of the brain is the ability to use different staining methods to show different cellular elements to advantage. The two categories of stains used in the Larroche atlas were “histologic” (hematoxylin–eosin or cresyl violet) and myelin stains (Loyez or Luxol fast blue). Although we can use different sequences and parameters in pmMR imaging, we cannot hope to rival the tissue contrast provided by histologic stains. In some cases this is of little detriment; for example, the germinal matrix has a significantly lower signal on T2-weighted images and is well demonstrated on both pmMR images and stained tissue sections. On the other hand, the transient layers within the fetal white matter are present but are more difficult to separate on pmMR images than on histologic sections. It should also be remembered that MR sections are much thicker than histologic sections. Many other features seen in postmortem fetal brains result either from the effects of the fetal demise itself or as a complication of traumatic delivery. Some damage to normal brain anatomy is commonly seen on postmortem studies (both autopsy and pmMR), and some structures (e.g., fetal corpus callosum) show marked susceptibility to artifactual injury. This was discussed in Larroche’s atlas and is seen on pmMR, such as the 19- to 20-week case used to illustrate this book. MR imaging is highly sensitive to early subacute hemorrhage, and intraventricular, germinal matrix, and/or choroid plexus hemorrhage are commonly seen on postmortem MR. We believe that, in many cases, this is an effect of the fetal loss per se and is not the cause of the abortion.

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There are also major differences between postmortem and in utero fetal imaging studies. The SSFSE T2-weighted images used to acquire rapid images of the fetus do not allow great definition of the ultrastructure of the developing cerebral hemispheres. The germinal matrix often can be distinguished in the second-trimester fetus, but the transient layers frequently are indistinct. Another significant difference between iuMR, pmMR, and tissue sections are the sizes of the extraaxial spaces and ventricles. The ventricles look smaller on tissue sections than on iuMR images and look considerably smaller on pmMR images. The size of the extra-axial cerebrospinal fluid spaces can be compared on iuMR and pmMR images (where the brain is still in situ), and in many cases the subarachnoid space is barely seen on pmMR images but is very prominent on iuMR images. This is almost certainly due to lack of cerebrospinal fluid after fetal demise, perhaps combined with premortem swelling of the fetal brain prior to abortion. One other effect of this difference is that the cortical sulci that have formed appear more prominent on iuMR, although the degree of sulcation is no different. In spite of these differences, the wealth of anatomic knowledge amassed from the study of histologic sections over the years can be used to assist with the interpretation of pmMR and iuMR examinations.

REFERENCES 1. Feess-Higgins A, Larroche J-C: In Feess-Higgins A, Larroche J-C (eds): Development of the Human Foetal Brain: An Anatomical Atlas. Paris, INSERM CNRS, 1987, pp 13–189. 2. Carpenter MB: Core Text of Neuroanatomy, 4th ed. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1991. 3. Griffiths PD, Variend D, Evans M, et al: Post mortem magnetic resonance imaging of the fetal and stillborn central nervous system. Am J Neuroradiol 24:22–27, 2003. 4. Griffiths PD, Paley MNJ, Whitby EH: Post-mortem MR imaging as an alternative to fetal/neonatal autopsy: The position in 2005. Lancet 365:1271–1273, 2005. 5. Widjaja E, Whitby EH, Paley MNJ, Griffiths PD: Normal fetal lumbar spine on post-mortem MR imaging. Am J Neuroradiol 27:553–559, 2006. 6. Van der Knaap MS, Valk J: Myelin and white matter. In Van der Knaap MS, Valk J (eds): Magnetic Resonance of Myelin, Myelination and Myelin Disorders, 2nd ed. Berlin, Springer, 1995, pp 1–17. 7. Norton WT, Cammer W: Isolation and characterization of myelin. In Morrel P (ed): Myelin. New York, Plenum, 1984, pp 147–195. 8. Griffiths PD, Paley MNJ, Widjaja E, Taylor C, Whitby EH: The emergence of in utero MR imaging for fetal brain and spine abnormalities. BMJ 331:562–565, 2005. 9. Whitby EH, Paley MNJ, Sprigg A, et al: Outcome of 100 singleton pregnancies with suspected brain abnormalities diagnosed on ultrasound and investigated by in utero MR imaging. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 111:784–792, 2004. 10. Griffiths PD, Widjaja E, Paley MNJ, Whitby EH: Imaging the fetal spine using in utero MR: Diagnostic accuracy and impact on management. Pediatr Radiol 36:927–933, 2006.

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SURFACE ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN The adult human brain has a highly complex external morphology, and this is particularly true of the cerebral hemispheres. The clinical neuroimager needs to know the normal patterns of cortical gyri and their associated sulci in order to make accurate anatomic diagnoses that will assist in functional assessment and/or surgical planning. Someone looking at the surface of the adult brain for the first time likely would be convinced by the apparent randomness of the convoluted surface. However, it becomes apparent that the gyri/sulci form patterns that are common among individuals and, although variations exist, a large number of recurring themes can be found. It is important for anyone trying to understand the development of fetal cerebral hemispheres for diagnostic purposes to have a deep understanding of the final adult patterns and common variations. It is also necessary to appreciate the gestalt of being able to understand the surface anatomy of the brain and applying that knowledge when interpreting cross-sectional imaging studies. Naidich et al.1,2 have provided many illuminating publications on the subject, and the interested reader is directed to their work. Before 16 weeks’ gestational age the fetal human cerebral hemispheres are effectively smooth and featureless. In contrast, the overall degree of sulcation at birth is effectively the same as the adult pattern. The huge changes in the external morphology of the brain that occur between those two time points are due to the development of the cerebral cortex and the massive numbers of neurons and glia that migrate there from the germinal matrices. The gyral convolutions produce a greater surface area per unit volume compared with the smooth, agyric cortex present in many other mammals. Indeed, the gyric human cerebral cortex is estimated to have three times the surface area as an agyric brain of the same volume. The major sulci of the brain tend to appear in an ordered and predictable sequence, and the person interpreting fetal magnetic resonance (MR) images should be aware of the normal patterns and schedules of appearance. However, the patterns are only approximations, and one should not expect to be able to define with any degree of accuracy the gestational age of a fetus based on the sulcal patterns. Biologic variation is

one issue, and the mechanisms for estimating the dates of a pregnancy have wide margins of error. In addition, the possible significant differences in the degree of sulcation between the two hemispheres within the same individual are well documented. The purpose of this section is to show the development of the surface cortical patterns of the fetal brain between 19 weeks’ gestational age and term. We recommend that you refer back to this section when studying the crosssectional images of the appropriate gestational age in Section 2 or the neonatal cases in Section 3 because an understanding of sulcation both on cross-sectional imaging and on representations of surfaces is necessary. This section begins with a discussion of the appearances of the major cortical sulci that may be described as mature” or adult pattern. This section uses the surface projections of the developing fetal brain from the Larroche atlas.3

ANATOMY OF THE SULCI AND FISSURES IN THE “MATURE” SUPRATENTORIAL BRAIN The cerebral hemispheres are separated from each other in the midline by the median (great) longitudinal fissure and its contents: the pia and arachnoid mater with the intervening subarachnoid space that overlie both cerebral hemispheres, and two layers of dura mater that are fused for the most part as the falx cerebri. The inferior sagittal sinus is contained within the free inferior border of the falx, whereas superiorly the two leaves of dura separate to contain the superior sagittal sinus (Figure 1-1). The falx is attached to the crista galli anteriorly, where it is quite narrow, but it widens as it sweeps posteriorly and eventually attaches along the midline of the tentorium cerebelli. The drainage of venous blood in the sagittal sinuses normally is from anterior to posterior; therefore the structure increases in size passing posteriorly to accommodate for increasing drainage from the cortical veins. These features are well shown on coronal MR imaging. The surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres show many convolutions consisting of cortical gyri separated by

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Figure 1-1 Anatomy of the median longitudinal fissure. A, Line diagram of the anatomy of the medial longitudinal fissure and its contents in the coronal plane. (From Stranding S [ed]: Gray’s Anatomy, 39th ed. Edinburgh, Elsevier, 2005.) B, C, Coronal T2-weighted images from a 3-year-old child with mild atrophic changes due to an unknown, progressive degenerative process of the brain. Showing respectively the contents of the median longitudinal fissure and the adjacent brain anatomy. The midline falx cerebri has low signal on this sequence because of its high fibrous content. The superior and inferior sinuses related to either end of the falx have low signal because of flow phenomena (as for the branches of the anterior cerebral artery). Free water has high signal on this sequence, which explains the high signal in the cortical sulci and other cerebrospinal fluid–containing spaces.

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sulci of varying sizes. Most of the sulci are prominent and easily delineated in whole brain preparations, and many of them are constant between individuals. The cerebral cortex and associated white matter form four lobes in each hemisphere (frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital), and those lobes are (incompletely) defined by prominent, relatively constant sulci. The appearances of sulci on imaging studies can be appreciated only if the anatomy of the meninges is understood. The innermost layer of the meninges, the pia mater, is closely adherent to the surface of the brain at all sites. In contrast, the thicker arachnoid mater encompasses the brain without extending into the recesses. The subarachnoid space lies between the two, contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and usually is quite thin. However, some regions contain local dilatations of the subarachnoid space with large pools of CSF. One such region is the basal cisterns related to the inferior surface of the brain; another is the space between adjacent cortical gyri. Thus the cortical sulci have the same intensity as the fluid within the ventricles on all sequences (e.g., high signal on T2-weighted images), and their shape is dependent solely on the shape of the adjacent gyri. The major sulci and associated brain structures of a fetus of 40 weeks gestational age are shown in Figure 1-2.

MAJOR SULCI RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFINING LOBAR ANATOMY These consist of the lateral (sylvian) sulcus, central sulcus, and parieto-occipital sulcus. For the most part the lobar anatomy is best defined on the lateral surface of the brain by the lateral and central sulci.

Lateral Sulcus The lateral sulcus is a deep fissure that is first identified on the inferior surface of the brain close to the anterior perforated substance but becomes most visible on the lateral surface where it separates the frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal lobe. The frontal lobe is separated completely from the temporal lobe, whereas the posterior aspects of the parietal and temporal lobes remain in continuity without a well-defined external border. The parts of the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes that protrude into and surround the lateral fissure are called the opercula. The anatomy of the lateral sulcus on the lateral surface of the brain is complicated as it divides into three rami: anterior horizontal, anterior ascending, and posterior. These can be seen well on MR imaging that allows nonorthogonal plane reformation of volume data (Figure 1-3). The anterior horizontal ramus protrudes into the inferior frontal gyrus running horizontally and anteriorly. The anterior ascending ramus runs vertically into the same gyrus and defines the pars triangularis portion of the inferior frontal gyrus anterior to the ascending ramus and the pars opercularis posteriorly. The posterior ramus extends posteriorly and slightly superiorly for approximately 8 cm before dividing into the posterior ascending and posterior

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descending rami.4 Naidich et al. have shown that the anatomy of the subcentral gyrus is well seen on MR, and this topic is discussed in the section on locating the central sulcus. The insula is defined as the cortical surface in the depth of the lateral fissure and is considered to be the “fifth cortical lobe” by some researchers. The mature insula has a complicated surface structure, which is best appreciated on whole brain preparations when the opercula have been removed (similar “virtual” procedures can be performed on T1-weighted volume data; Figure 1-4). The insula is pyramidal in shape, with its apex directed inferiorly and anteriorly. The apex is the only portion of the insula that is not bounded by the circular gyrus. The large central insular sulcus runs from the apex, superiorly and posteriorly to form larger anterior and smaller posterior surfaces. The posterior region usually is divided by a single sulcus to form two “gyri longi,” whereas the anterior area is inconsistently divided into three or four “gyri brevi.”

Central Sulcus This prominent sulcus on the lateral aspect of the cerebral hemisphere barely extends onto the medial surface, if at all. The central sulcus separates the frontal and parietal lobes, and the frontal lobe can be completely delineated by the lateral and central sulci on the lateral surface of the brain. It takes a curved course posteriorly at approximately 70° towards the lateral sulcus but does not contact it. The postcentral sulcus lies approximately 1.5 cm posterior to the central sulcus and runs parallel to it. The correct localization of the central sulcus is hugely important on cross-sectional imaging as it defines the primary motor cortex anteriorly and the primary sensorimotor cortex posteriorly. This can be difficult and is best achieved on axial imaging as described in the section on the cingulate sulcus.

Parieto-occipital Sulcus This is predominantly a feature of the posterior portion of the medial hemispheric surface, although it can extend onto the lateral surface for a short way in some cases. It runs inferiorly and slightly anteriorly, separating the precuneus of the parietal lobe and the cuneus of the occipital lobe before joining the calcarine fissure. Note that a temporo-occipital sulcus exists on the inferior surface of the brain but has highly variable appearances.

OTHER SULCI OF IMPORTANCE FOR FETAL IMAGING Superior and Inferior Frontal Sulci The lateral surface of the frontal lobe is indented by two sulci running in a broadly horizontal fashion, the superior and inferior frontal sulci. These demarcate

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the superior frontal gyrus (above the superior frontal sulcus), inferior frontal gyrus (below the inferior frontal sulcus), and middle frontal gyrus between the two. These are well shown on coronal MR images. The precise pattern of sulcation varies a great deal, but most frequently the superior frontal sulcus is deficient posteriorly, allowing continuity between the posterior parts of the superior and middle frontal gyri.

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The most prominent feature on the medial aspect of the anterior cerebral hemisphere is the cingulate sulcus. The majority of this sulcus is related to the frontal lobe, commencing below the rostrum of the corpus callosum and curving anteriorly and then posteriorly roughly parallel to the corpus callosum and delineating the cingulate gyrus. At a point approximately above the splenium of the corpus callosum, the cingulate sulcus curves upward into the parietal lobe to become the pars marginalis of the cingulate gyrus, which extends onto the superior portion of the lateral aspect of the hemisphere. As described by Naidich et al., this is a useful landmark for locating the central sulcus on cross-sectional imaging.1

The calcarine sulcus is a feature of the medial surface of the occipital lobe. It is important because the visual cortex lies above and below the calcarine sulcus. It commences at the occipital pole and runs anteriorly to meet the parieto-occipital sulcus.

The lateral aspects of the temporal lobes are subdivided in a fashion similar to the frontal lobes. Two horizontally directed sulci, the superior and inferior temporal sulci, divide the surface into three gyri, the superior, middle, and inferior temporal gyri. Posteriorly there exists an indistinct boundary between the temporal gyri and the parietal and occipital lobes.

Collateral Sulcus The collateral sulcus starts at the occipital pole on the inferior surface of the brain and runs anteriorly parallel to the calcarine sulcus. At its anterior extent it separates the parahippocampal gyrus from the more lateral portions of the temporal lobe. It may join the rhinal sulcus, but more often it remains isolated.

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B Figure 1-4 Anatomy of the insula. A, Line diagram depicting the anatomy of the insula. (From Stranding S [ed]: Gray’s Anatomy, 39th ed. Edinburgh, Elsevier, 2005.) B, Sagittal oblique reformation of T1-weighted volume images from a child with no structural brain abnormality. The insula is divided into a larger anterior part (containing the gyri brevi) and a smaller posterior part (containing the gyri longi) by the central insular sulcus.

LOCATION OF THE CENTRAL SULCUS ON CROSS-SECTIONAL IMAGING There are many situations in clinical practice when it is necessary to demonstrate the central sulcus on crosssectional imaging in order to locate the precentral and

postcentral gyri with confidence. This can be done only with an understanding of the anatomy of other sulcal structures. This is best performed on axial imaging for the superior portion of the central sulcus and on parasagittal images for the inferior portion. The anatomy of cortical sulci is best appreciated in older adults in whom

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some volume loss of the brain results in prominence of the sulci. Conversely, the brains of most children have a relative paucity of CSF-containing structures on the surface, which can make appreciation of sulcal anatomy difficult. Neonates, however, often have prominent sulci (and ventricles), which assists with location of the following structures.

Superior Portion of the Central Sulcus The key to locating the superior portion of the central sulcus is being able to find the pars marginalis portion of the cingulate sulcus and the postcentral sulcus. As previously described the main stem of the cingulate sulcus is best shown on sagittal imaging just off the midline. The anterior portion of the cingulate sulcus is directly superior to the cingulate gyrus and runs parallel to the corpus callosum. Above the posterior part of the body of the corpus callosum a branch of the cingulate sulcus arcs superiorly. This is the pars marginalis, and it extends onto the superior surface of the cerebral hemispheres for a short distance. As a result, the pars marginalis has a highly characteristic appearance on the superior sections of axial brain images. It appears as an anteriorly curved sulcus that, when both sides are viewed together, has been likened to Salvador Dali’s moustache. The position of the pars marginalis in relation to the center of the image is dependent on the angulation of the axial sections. For example, axial MR images usually are set parallel to the anterior/posterior commissural line, which broadly approximates to the plane of the anterior cranial fossa. In this situation the pars marginalis is situated close to the posterior edge of the superior-most axial images (Figure 1-5). If a steeper angulation is made, as for X-ray CT of the brain (in order to reduce radiation dose to the lens of the eyes), the pars marginalis is much closer to the center of the field of view. In either case the correct location of the pars marginalis must be made by judging its relationship to the postcentral sulcus in the anterior portion of the parietal lobe. The postcentral sulcus appears as a “bracketshaped” CSF-containing structure that is convex laterally, with neither end of the bracket extending medial to the pars marginalis. In some cases the transverse parietal sulcus contributes to the postcentral “bracket.” Once those two structures are located, the central sulcus is easily identified just anterior to the postcentral sulcus. Other features that can confirm the correct anatomy include the following: • The central sulcus extends medial to and “inside” the curve of the pars marginalis (of the postcentral “bracket,” which remains lateral). • The cortex of the precentral gyrus should be thicker than the cortex of the postcentral gyrus. • The precentral gyrus has a prominent “knob”shaped bulge on its posterior aspect that represents the expanded portion of cortex containing the hand motor area. • More anteriorly, the superior frontal sulcus often joins with the precentral sulcus. It does not join with the central sulcus.

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Inferior Portion of the Central Sulcus Once the central sulcus has been located on the superior-most images, it can be tracked on its pathway inferiorly along the lateral surface of the cerebral hemisphere. However, it is useful to locate the lower portion of the central sulcus on sagittal images, and to do so requires a more detailed review of the anatomy of the lateral sulcus as described by Naidich et al.5 The posterior horizontal ramus is the longest portion of the lateral sulcus, and it is joined by smaller sulci along its midcourse. Inferiorly, transverse temporal sulci indent the superior temporal gyrus. Of greater importance in locating the central sulcus are the two sulci on the superior aspect of the posterior horizontal ramus: the anterior and posterior subcentral sulci. The small protrusion of the brain between those sulci is the subcentral gyrus, and the central sulcus approaches (but does not contact) the cortex of the gyrus. The precentral gyrus can be located anteriorly and the postcentral gyrus behind (Figure 1-3, C).

APPEARANCE OF CORTICAL SULCI ON IN UTERO MR IMAGING IN RELATION TO GESTATIONAL AGE This subject has been studied in great depth by Dr. Catherine Garel and colleagues, and the reader is directed to her excellent textbook on fetal MR.6 The cerebral hemispheres separate from each other very early in development, a process that starts in the sixth week of gestation and is complete around 9 to 10 weeks, during a period of intense growth of the cerebral hemispheres termed ventral and dorsal induction. The median interhemispheric fissure and falx should be clearly visible in their entirety if fetal imaging is performed at 19 weeks’ gestational age or later. Any abnormal communication of forebrain derivatives over the midline defines the group of abnormalities called holoprosencephaly.

Sulci Defining Lobar Anatomy Differences are seen between the conspicuity of cortical sulci on postmortem tissue sections and in utero MR (iuMR) imaging. Specifically, our anecdotal experience indicates delineation of sulci at earlier gestational ages on tissue sections. This is supported by Garel’s comparison of her iuMR cases with the pathologic studies of Chi et al.7 The lateral sulcus is well seen on histologic studies as early as 16 weeks’ gestational age but usually is not clearly demarcated in all fetuses at 19 to 20 weeks’ gestation. Garel’s textbook presents cases at 22 to 23 weeks, and at that stage the lateral sulcus was seen in 100% of normal fetuses. It is not sufficient to know merely when the lateral sulcus can first be located. The lateral sulcus is an exceptionally complicated structure that continues to develop after birth, and an understanding of its normal sequence of development is important. When the lateral sulcus first appears, it is

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merely an oblique indentation in the lateral aspect of the second-trimester hemisphere. Over time it deepens and develops secondary sulci on the insular cortex, and the opercula portions of the surrounding frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes completely cover the insula, as described previously. The insular sulci form late. Garel did not see any evidence of the insular sulci before 31 weeks, and those structures were present in only 10% of 31-week fetuses. Insular sulci were present in all 36-week gestational age fetuses. Imaging of the fetal

brain in the axial plane allows good assessment of developing opercularization. The anterior and posterior lips of the opercula are everted up to 20 weeks’ gestational age, but rapid cortical/subcortical growth causes the lips to grow toward each other, a process that is quite advanced by 26 weeks’ gestational age. Garel assessed this development by measuring the distance between the anterior and posterior opercula and found few cases where the interopercular distance was less than 10 mm before 29 weeks. The distance then gradually reduced so

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that at 36 weeks’ gestation, for example, 80% of values were between 4 and 8 mm. However, the opercula did not close completely before birth in any of the cases, so this event appears to occur postnatally. Cortical malformations may disrupt this process, but underopercularization without obvious structural abnormality is one of the “soft” neuroradiologic features seen with high frequency in children with developmental delay. The central and precentral sulci are early features on the lateral surface of the developing hemispheres, with the central sulcus appearing first. Both structures are best assessed on axial imaging of the fetal brain. Garel found that the central sulcus was seen in 20% of her cases at 22 to 23 weeks, in 75% of cases at 26 weeks, and in all cases thereafter. Our experience is broadly comparable, although we saw the central sulcus consistently in 25- to 26-week fetuses on iuMR imaging. In contrast, the precentral sulcus was not shown by Garel before 26 weeks but was seen in 90% of 28-week fetuses and consistently after that time. The parieto-occipital sulcus is best appreciated on sagittal images of the fetus. It is visible after 22 weeks’ gestational age in the vast majority of, if not all, fetuses.

OTHER SULCI OF IMPORTANCE FOR FETAL IMAGING Superior and Inferior Frontal Sulci Both of these sulci are best assessed on coronal images of the fetal brain. The data from Garel suggest the two sulci appear at approximately the same time, although fetuses with superior frontal sulci without inferior frontal gyri, but not vice versa, are a common finding. Both sulci are seen in a minority of fetuses at 26 weeks but in a majority at 27 weeks. Both sulci are consistently seen at 30 weeks and after.

Cingulate Sulcus This sulcus was seen in two thirds of 22- to 23-week fetuses in Garel’s cohort and was consistently visualized after that time. A similar schedule was demonstrated for the callosal sulcus, which is situated between the cingulate gyrus and the corpus callosum. Both of these sulci are best visualized on coronal iuMR images.

of fetuses had definable superior temporal sulci by 31 weeks and inferior temporal sulci by 30 weeks.

Calcarine Sulcus This feature of the medial portion of the occipital lobe is well-visualized on both coronal and sagittal images close to the midline. It is seen in two thirds of 22to 23-week fetuses and in all fetuses after 25 weeks’ gestation.

Collateral Sulcus The coronal plane is optimal for assessing this sulcus, although ensuring that some of the rhinal sulcus is not included, particularly on 5-mm-thick sections, may be difficult. This sulcus is visualized in more than 50% of cases at 26 weeks and in all normal fetuses at 28 weeks and later. The overall results of fetal sulcation are summarized in Table 1-1. Much more work is needed in this field in order to obtain more robust data. Garel’s textbook did not extend back before 22 weeks’ gestational age, and the number of cases under 25 weeks is limited. This is unfortunate because of the great need to understand normality in second-trimester fetuses so that robust interpretation of abnormal cases can be made. A corollary of this in clinical practice is the urgent need for research on the gestational age at which neocortical formation abnormalities can be confidently diagnosed or excluded. For example, lissencephaly is an uncommon malformation of cortical development, and the imaging features of lissencephaly are well described. Most cases show an absence or paucity of sulci with wide, abnormal gyri, which produce smooth hemispheric surfaces. If the only diagnostic feature of lissencephaly is lack of sulcation, how can the condition be diagnosed in the fetus when the normally developing

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Summary of Fetal Sulcation Milestones Gestational Age (weeks) 22–24

Superior and Inferior Temporal Sulci Garel distinguished between the anterior and posterior portions of the superior temporal sulcus. We found that the anterior portion can be located with greater certainty, so we discuss the anterior portion of the superior temporal sulcus and the inferior temporal sulcus only. The coronal plane is required to assess both of these sulci, which appear to show much greater variation than the structures listed earlier. Neither is routinely seen before 27 weeks, but both are consistently seen after 33 weeks. Garel showed that more than 50%

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Sulcus Visualization 100% visualization of • Median interhemispheric fissure • Lateral sulcus • Parieto-occipital sulcus • Calcarine sulcus • Cingulate sulcus New sulci visible in the majority of cases • Central sulcus • Precentral sulcus • Collateral sulcus New sulci visible in the majority of cases • Inferior temporal sulcus New sulci visible in the majority of cases • Superior temporal sulcus (anterior portion)

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early brain is agyric? Although many cases of pediatric lissencephaly do have abnormal thickening of the cerebral cortex, this may not be obvious while the cortex is still developing in utero. The accuracy of in utero imaging in diagnosing lissencephaly at different stages of pregnancy is not known. In our experience, the vast majority of cases are not diagnosed by antenatal ultrasound in the second trimester, and it seems that iuMR also misses many cases of the subtler abnormalities of cortical formation in the second trimester. Therefore performing further studies of normal sulcation in the second-trimester fetus is vital because, for now, such

studies appear to be the only chance for early detection of abnormalities such as lissencephaly. This may be an overoptimistic view, however, remembering that pathologists have said for many years that accurate assessment of gestational age by inspection of fetal brains (certainly within 2 weeks) is not possible. The following figures show the normal changes in the surface appearance of the fetal brain between 19 and 37 weeks gestational age. Please note that there has been no attempt to scale the images with respect to the different gestational ages for purposes of anatomical clarity.

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1. Naidich TP, Brightbill TC: The pars marginalis I. A “bracket” sign for the central sulcus in axial plane CT and MRI. Int J Neuroradiol 2:3–19, 1996. 2. Naidich TP, Kang E, Fatterpekar G, et al: The insula: Anatomic study and MR imaging at 1.5 T. Am J Neuroradiol 25:222–232, 2004. 3. Feess-Higgins A, Larroche J-C (eds): Development of the Human Foetal Brain: An Anatomical Atlas. Paris, INSERM CNRS, 1987.

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SECTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE FETAL BRAIN The major part of this section is a pictorial review of cross-sectional fetal brain anatomy using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging matched as closely as possible with postmortem histologic sections. It should be appreciated that by the time the fetal brain has reached 19 to 20 weeks (the earliest fetal images shown in this text), all of the major structural components visible in routine neuroradiologic practice have formed and are clearly visible. Because of this, previous knowledge of adult neuroanatomy can be used to a large extent; indeed, the basic neuroanatomy does not change during this period. The difficulty in interpreting fetal and neonatal imaging arises in the evolving anatomic features of the brain. We discussed the evolution of the “sulcated brain” at the start of Section 1 and myelination is discussed in Section 3, which covers postnatal imaging. The purpose of this section is to give an introduction to the transient structures in the wall of the developing fetal brain, that is, structures that are not found in the adult, pediatric, or even the term newborn brain.

TRANSIENT STRUCTURES IN THE FETAL CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES The original Larroche atlas used anatomic terminology from the Nomina Anatomica of the International Anatomical Nomenclature Committee.1 As explained in the introduction of the Larroche atlas, some anatomic features are not fully covered by Nomina Anatomica, particularly structures peculiar to the developing brain. The authors made reference to more specific papers, such as the work of Rakic and Yakovlev2 and Angevine et al.3 in order to assist with nomenclature. The two main structures that are found in the fetus but not in the brain of adults or children are the subependymal germinative zones (“germinal matrix”) and the transient laminated structures found in the developing cerebral hemispheres. The latter arise from the ventricofugal migration of neurons and glia toward the

future cortex and deep gray matter structures. Recently, there has been considerable interest and research in the development of the cerebral cortex in the human fetus. The second trimester is an exceptionally active period of neuronal/glial cell birth, proliferation, and migration. MR imaging has played a role because it allows visualization of the normal structures of the developing cerebral hemispheres, which appear to correspond to the features shown on histologic studies.4 This has had important clinical repercussions for classifying neocortical brain malformations on pediatric neuroimaging.5,6 One of the striking macroscopic and histologic features of the fetal brain is the presence of large germinal matrices adjacent to the ventricles, which are particularly prominent in the second-trimester fetus.7 The primary germinal matrix or neuroepithelium is a cell-dense structure that lines the cerebral ventricles. Those cells proliferate extensively and produce neurons, glia, and the secondary germinal matrix. Bayer and Altman7 found that the secondary germinal matrix (or subventricular zone) produces mainly neurons that are destined to become cortical interneurons and astrocytes. Some of the secondary germinal matrices migrate away from the ventricles and complete their cell-producing role at sites distant from the ventricles. Leading among these are the matrices that form the granule, basket and stellate cells of the cerebellar cortex, and granule cells in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. At some sites in the brain of the second-trimester fetus the germinal matrix is particularly large and is named by the structures that ultimately will be produced. For example, large neuroepithelial/subventricular zones are found around the lateral ventricles and are called the striatal matrices because they will form the putamen and caudate. Feess-Higgins and Larroche used terms such as matrix rhombencephalica, matrix mesencephalica, and matrix telencephalica in their atlas (but labeled simply as matrix in the figures of the original text) to distinguish the anatomic site of the germinal

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matrix and therefore imply the structures formed from those regions of neural/glial proliferation. In this atlas we simply use the term germinal matrix in our annotation in the hope that which portion of the ventricular system is adjacent is obvious. This simplification does not undervalue the importance of the germinal matrix from either a developmental or an imaging point of view. On the contrary, the germinal matrix is a prominent landmark on fetal MR imaging, particularly in the second trimester, and may hold the key to early detection of some disorders of cortical formation. The germinal matrix is one of the few structures in the normal fetal brain that has very short T2 values (i.e., appears dark on T2-weighted images). This feature provides superb contrast between the high signal of the cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles on its deep surface and the intermediate signal of the developing brain superficially. This tissue contrast is exceptionally well seen on postmortem MR (pmMR) because of the lack of time constraints that allow the use of sequences with low echo train lengths and high number of excitations. The contrast resolution of the germinal matrix is sometimes poor on in utero MR (iuMR) using single-shot fast spin echo (SSFSE) sequences. This is partly due to the low sensitivity to susceptibility changes because of the blurring brought about as a result of the high number of echoes in the sequence (T2 decay k-space filtering). The primary and secondary germinal matrices can be shown and differentiated on histologic studies. On MR imaging, however, the two structures cannot be resolved even on high-resolution pmMR because they are so closely opposed and have identical signal characteristics. The pmMR images in this atlas show the primary and secondary matrices clearly on 19- to 20-week, 22- to 23-week, and 25- to 26-week fetuses, and the matrices can often be seen on iuMR at these gestational ages. However, by 29 to 30 weeks, the germinal matrices are less distinct on pmMR, and by 32 to 33 weeks they can be seen only in a minority of sites. The other transient structures that are of great interest to researchers in the field are the laminar, cellular compartments within the developing cerebral wall that ultimately will govern the organized formation of the cortex and other subcortical gray matter regions of the cerebral hemispheres. Bayer and Altman7 discuss the historical approach to describing the developing cerebral mantle and explain the new developments in understanding the process. The classic description of the second-trimester cerebral cortex involves only three layers: the deep, periventricular germinal matrix that forms the neurons and glia, the superficial cortical plate (which will become layers 2–6 of the neocortex), and an intermediate zone. The intermediate zone recently has come under particular scrutiny by some groups. Its microscopic anatomy reveals a highly complex, regionally specific pattern called “stratified transitional fields” by Altman and Bayer7,8 and the “transient fetal zones” by Kostovic et al.9,10 One component of the intermediate zone is the huge number of radial glial cells extending through the full thickness of the hemisphere. Further-

more, Kostovic et al showed that those glial structures guide the migration of cells formed in the germinal matrix to a predetermined site in the developing cortex by a process called fate mapping. Those radial fibers cannot be resolved on MR imaging, although their presence can be inferred in some developmental abnormalities such as focal cortical dysplasias and cortical tubers associated with tuberous sclerosis complex.11 The observations by Bayer and Altman stress, however, that the intermediate zone should not be viewed as a passive structure, merely allowing the transit of neurons and glia en passant. Instead it is an important region where cell migration is arrested to allow stratification and early synaptic contact. The authors suggest that “precortical” interactions are vital for normal cortical development. By implication the intermediate zone must be an important area of further imaging research in cases where the neocortex does not form properly. Bland and Altman describe six different regions in the intermediate zone: stratified transitional fields 1 to 6 (i.e., STF1 [superficial] through to STF6 [abutting the germinal matrix]). These strata develop in the first trimester but undergo considerable growth in the second trimester and for the most part have undergone involution in the third trimester, although some portions persist to become the established mature white matter. Histologically, significant differences between the STF strata in regions will become “sensory regions,” with large numbers of granular cells in layer IV (granular cortex) in the mature brain, and the “motor regions” with greater numbers of pyramidal cells in layer V (agranular cortex). In principle, knowledge of the strata and their contents can help explain the regional differences in MR signal seen in the second-trimester fetal brain on pmMR and, to a lesser extent, on iuMR. STF1 lies just below the cortical plate and is a relatively thick structure. It contains mainly fibrous structures with a large proportion of free extra-cellular fluid and few cell bodies. It has high signal on T2-weighted images in contrast to the low-signal cortical plate superficially. It is seen in both granular and agranular cortices and will become the subcortical white matter. STF2 and STF3 are cell-rich regions and are the last “sojourn” site before neurons and glia enter the cortical plate. STF2 is most prominent in agranular cortex; STF3 is found only in granular cortical regions. Both of these structures have disappeared in the mature brain. STF4, STF5, and STF6 are fibrous, cellular, and fibrous, respectively. STF5 is thought to be the first “sojourn” site of migrating cells; STF4 will become the deep white matter; and the last-to-form STF6 contributes primarily to callosal fibers. These structures are seen well on histologic studies, and STF2 to STF6 can be clearly delineated from STF1 superficially and the deeper germinal matrix on pmMR. Areas of regional heterogeneity within STF2 to STF6 are seen on pmMR, but how they relate to the histologically defined regions has not yet been determined. It would be of great value if the wealth of information from histologic studies on human fetuses could be used to improve our understanding and interpretation of fetal

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Overview of Stages of Development of the Cerebral Cortex and White Matter Gestational Age (Converted to Post Last Menstrual Period) Embryonic Early fetal Mid fetal

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Modified from Rados M, Judas M, Kostvic I: In vitro MRI of brain development. Eur J Radiol 57:187–198, 2006.

imaging studies. Interpretation of MR images without direct comparison with histologic studies is fraught with problems; fortunately, Rados et al.4 have made significant inroads into the subject. Many of the details described here are seen well on pmMR images, particularly on the coronal sections of 19- to 20-week and 22- to 23-week fetuses. Rados et al. used a different nomenclature system for the transient layers in the wall of the cerebral hemispheres of the second- and third-trimester fetus than did Bayer and Altman, what might be considered a more “classic” system. They studied fetuses from all three trimesters, and their overall view of the development of the cerebral cortex is summarized in Table 2-1.

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Rados et al. describe the early fetal brain (10–13 weeks postovulatory weeks, therefore approximately 12–15 weeks post last menstrual period) as having the standard three-layer structure, namely, cortical plate, intermediate zone, and ventricular zone. By the midfetal period (which they defined as 15–22 weeks postovulatory weeks, approximately 17–24 weeks post last menstrual period) the transient zones have developed, and the authors describe seven layers demonstrable on histologic studies. From superficial to deep they are as follows (Figure 2-1): 1. Marginal zone: Not visible in neocortical regions on pmMR studies 2. Cortical plate 3. Subplate zone 4. Intermediate zone 5. Subventricular zone 6. Fiber-rich periventricular zone 7. Ventricular zone: Equivalent to the primary and secondary germinal matrices of Bayer and Altman Rados et al. place great importance on the subplate zone in the normal development of the cerebral cortex; it reaches its developmental peak at 27 to 30 weeks postovulatory weeks (approximately 29–32 weeks post last menstrual period). They note that the subplate is the largest single component of the cerebral wall in the second-trimester fetus and that it is proportionally much larger in human fetuses than in fetuses of other mammalian species. Although the subplate does contain cell bodies of both neurons and glia, Rados et al. consider the subplate to be the major “waiting” compartment for fibers that are destined to project to the future CP

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Figure 2-1 Transient fetal zones of the developing cerebral hemispheres. A, Coronal T1-weighted image of an 18-week postovulatory week fixed fetal brain (20 weeks post last menstrual period). B, Histologic section from a 20- to 21-week postovulatory week fixed fetal brain (22–23 weeks post last menstrual period). CP, Cortical plate; IC, internal capsule; IZ, intermediate zone; G, germinal matrix; P, putamen SP, subplate, SZ, subventricular zone; TH, thalamus; VZ, ventricular zone. (From Rados M, Judas M, Kostovic I: In vitro MRI of brain development. Eur J Radiol 57:187–198, 2006.)

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mature cerebral cortex. They detailed the major axonal contributors to the subplate in earlier publications9, which include thalamocortical projections, projections from the basal forebrain, and ipsilateral and cortico– cortical projections via the corpus callosum. It is suspected that modeling and parcellation of the future cerebral cortex is instigated at this time. The subplate zone also appears to have a significant effect on the morphologic development of the sulcal/gyral pattern of the future cerebral cortex. Kostovic cites the following supporting evidence: • The subplate zone is much thinner in species that have smooth oligogyric brains in mature animals. • Within the human brain, there is greater gyration in the regions that have the thickest subplate zone. • The frontal lobes continue to develop tertiary gyri postnatally, and this is accompanied by persistence of the subplate zone in those regions. Rados et al. used their extensive experience in fetal histology to explain the signal characteristics of the transient fetal layers on MR imaging. It should be appreciated that major differences exist between their methods of pmMR and those we present in this atlas. They performed pmMR on brains that had been fixed with aldehyde after removal from the body, whereas we used pmMR on unfixed tissue with the fetal brain still in situ. In those circumstances, they found that T1weighted images were best for second-trimester fetuses, whereas T2-weighted images gave better results in more mature fetuses. In contrast, we used T2-weighted sequences throughout the gestational age ranges studied. In spite of this, similar interpretation of the signal characteristics likely is valid for our studies as well. The two regions of the second-trimester fetal cerebral hemisphere that have the highest cellular density are the ventricular zone (germinal matrix) and the cortical plate. Those regions returned high signal on the T1weighted pmMR studies of Rados et al. and low signal on our T2-weighted pmMR studies. This is not surprising because we know from other imaging studies that regions that have high cellular density and high nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratios (e.g., primitive neuroectodermal tumors and lymphoma) have T1 and T2 shortening in comparison to normal brain. In contrast, the subplate zone has a high proportion of extracellular components that are intensely hydrophilic. Therefore the high water content in the subplate zone is responsible for the low signal on T1-weighted images and the high signal on T2-weighted images. This is true at least in fetuses at 30 weeks’ gestation post last menstrual period, but from then on the disappearance of the extracellular, hydrophilic matrix produces blurring between the subplate and intermediate zone (and to a lesser extent between the subplate and cortical plate). The appearance of the other transient layers of the second-trimester fetus (intermediate zone, fiber-rich periventricular zone, and subventricular zone) is more difficult to resolve on MR. This is because of the reduced inherent contrast resolution between the adjacent layers

and intense regional and temporal variations. Judging by the images of the second-trimester fetus shown in the Rados paper, T1-weighted images of fixed tissue appear to discriminate between those structures better than T2weighted images of unfixed tissue. However, the basic principles appear to hold true: regions with high cellularity (e.g., cortical plate) have comparatively high signal on T1-weighted images and low signal on T2-weighted images, whereas the reverse signal pattern is seen in cellsparse regions (subplate zone). These features are summarized in Table 2-2. The reasons why the rapid SSFSE T2-weighted sequences used for in utero fetal imaging discriminate between germinal matrix and fetal brain with less clarity than do short echo train length FSE T2-weighted sequences used for pmMR have already been discussed. Those arguments also hold true for the transient fetal structures of the developing cerebral hemisphere. That is not to say that they cannot be seen in utero, because in some cases they can, but in our experience not in a robust fashion. The development of the germinal matrix and transient hemispheric structures must hold the key to the abnormal development of many cortical malformations, and this warrants further research and development of imaging methods to show those structures with greater clarity. This is not a problem in fetuses postmortem, and interesting features can be shown in developmental abnormalities. An example is shown in Figure 2-2. Some improvements have been made in delineating the transient zones of the fetus using iuMR, particularly with refinements of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). This is a difficult sequence to use in utero but has been shown to be possible by many groups. Most frequently DWI is performed with an echoplanar imaging method using its “ultrafast” capability. The signal contrast produced on DWI and the associated apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map is dependent on how freely water can diffuse on a microscopic scale. In regions where water diffusion is restricted, DWI shows very high signal matched by low-signal (low-diffusion) regions on the ADC maps (Figure 2-3). It is possible that further refinement of such techniques will contribute to improved early detection of subtle abnormalities of neocortical development. TABLE 2-2

Summary of Signal Characteristics of Different Regions of the Developing Cerebral Hemispheric Wall of the Fetus on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Zone Cortical plate Subplate Intermediate Subventricular Ventricular

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C Figure 2-2 Postmortem magnetic resonance imaging of a fetus that underwent spontaneous abortion at 19 weeks’ gestational age. All images are T2-weighted. A, B, Images in the axial plane at the level of the superior portions of the ventricles. Both hemispheres are abnormal, showing ventriculomegaly, but the right hemisphere also has a parietal meningoencephalocystocele and an abnormal cleft with an anomalous venous structure in it adjacent to the right frontal lobe. Note that the intermediate zone is markedly thinner in the right hemisphere which is shown well on parasagittal imaging (C) along with a focal defect as indicated.

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Figure 2-3 Examples of diffusion-weighted imaging in a 22-week fetus with isolated ventriculomegaly. A, B, Single-shot fast spin echo images in the axial plane through the ventricles. C, D, Equivalent diffusion-weighted images (b ⫽ 1000). Note that the germinal matrix has high signal on diffusion-weighted images (arrows) indicating low diffusivity, and the subplate has low signal on diffusion-weighted imaging indicating high diffusivity.

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Cavum septi pellucidi

Internal capsule

Lamina of septum pellucidum

Putamen

Thalamus

Corpus callosum

Migrating cells

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Head of caudate nucleus Putamen Claustrum Tail of caudate nucleus

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Anterior thalamic nucleus Ventrolaeral thalamic nuclei Crus of the fornix Third ventricle

Migrating cells

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Reticular nucleus of thalamus Globus pallidus

Massa intermedia Centromedian nucleus Pulvinar Habenula Pineal gland

Hippocampus

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Septal area Column of fornix

Claustrum Globus pallidus

Zona incerta Mammillothalamic tract Centromedian nucleus Habenulo-interpeduncular tract Lateral geniculate body Quadrigeminal plate Brachium of inferior colliculus

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Column of fornix Subthalamic nucleus

Optic tract

Optic tract Cerebral peduncle Red nucleus Habenulo-interpeduncular tract

Germinal matrix

Oculomotor nucleus Inferior colliculus

Migrating cells

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Pyramidal tract Motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve

Principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve

Dentate nucleus Vestibular nuclei Fourth ventricle

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Claustrum

Germinal matrix

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Internal capsule

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ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Germinal matrix Caudeate nucleus Internal capsule Lateral cerebral fossa

Migrating cells

Lateral ventricle Choroid plexus

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Corpus callosum

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Head of caudate nucleus

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

Putamen Claustrum

Globus pallidus Tail of caudate nucleus

Lamina of septum pellucidum Fornix Interventricular foramen (of Monro) Third ventricle

Thalamus Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

63

64

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Germinal matrix Anterior thalamic nuclei Medial thalamic nuclei Septal area Centromedian nucleus Reticular nucleus of thalamus Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Germinal matrix

Column of fornix Massa intermedia Habenula

Pineal gland Choroid plexus

Pulvinar Fasciolar gyrus

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

65

Lamina terminalis Column of fornix

Third ventricle Putamen Anterior commissure Globus pallidus Subthalamic nucleus

Mammillothalamic tract

Retrolenticular limb of internal capsule Lateral geniculate body Medial geniculate body

Hippocampus

Cerebral aqueduct Quadrigeminal plate Nucl. ruber et fasc. retroflexus

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

66

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Optic recess Infundibular nucleus Olfactory tract Amygdala

Optic tract Mammillary body Anterior commissure

Germinal matrix

Fimbria of hippocampus

Cornu ammonis

Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Dentate fascia Limbus Giacomini Substantia nigra

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Superior cerebellar peduncle Inferior colliculus Vermis

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Pons Inferior cerebellar peduncle

Superior olive Middle cerebellar peduncle

Nucleus of abducent nerve Cochlear nucleus Dentate nucleus

Vestibular nuclei Fourth ventricle

Cerebellar Vermis hemisphere

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

67

68

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Migrating cells

Cortex

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Germinal matrix Head of caudate nucleus

Body of corpus callosum Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

Internal capsule

Cavum septi pellucidi

Putamen Rostrum of corpus callosum Claustrum Olfactory tract

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

69

70

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Migrating cells Caudate nucleus Internal capsule Putamen Fornix Anterior thalamic nucleus

Insular cortex Claustrum

Third ventricle

Globus pallidus Column of fornix Anterior commissure Hypothalamus

Amygdala Optic tract

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Thalamostriate vein Migrating cells

Middle cerebral artery Lateral cerebral fossa

Mammillothalamic tract Subthalamic nucleus

Thalamus

Optic tract

Anterior commissure Globus pallidus

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

71

72

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Germinal matrix Reticular nucleus of thalamus Internal capsule Massa intermedia

Subthalamic nucleus

Cerebral peduncle

Germinal matrix Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Mammillary body Hippocampus

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Falx Inferior colliculus

Tentorium

Fourth ventricle Vermis Dentate nucleus Cerebellar hemisphere Lateral recess of choroid plexus

Flocculus

Pyramid Inferior olive

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

Lateral recess of fourth ventricle Glossopharyngeal nerve

73

74

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Internal capsule Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

Migrating cells

Transverse cerebral fissure

Putamen Globus pallidus

Choroidal fissure Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

75

Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Head of caudate nucleus Germinal matrix Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle Medial geniculate body Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

Cerebellar hemisphere

Subthalamic nucleus Cerebral peduncle Tentorium

Dentate nucleus

Flocculus Lateral recess of Cochlear nucleus fourth ventricle

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

76

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Interventricular foramen (of Monro) Internal cerebral vein Cavum septi pellucidi Splenium of corpus callosum

Column of fornix

Suprapineal recess Great cerebral vein (of Galen)

Anterior commissure

Quadrigeminal plate Vermis

Third ventricle Red nucleus

Choroid plexus of fourth ventricle

Pyramidal tract

Cuneate nucleus

Inferior olive

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

77

Thalamus Third ventricle

Velum interpositum Cavum vergae Suprapineal recess

Cavum septi pellucidi Genu of corpus callosum

Pineal gland Posterior commissure Cerebral aqueduct

Optic chiasm

Fourth ventricle

Mammillary body Nucleus of oculomotor nerve

Choroid plexus

Pyramidal tract Inferior olive

22–23 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

78

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Cortex Migrating cells

Germinal matrix

Central sulcus

Centrum semiovale

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Germinal matrix

Lateral ventricle Corpus callosum

Caudate nucleus

Internal capsule

Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Cavum septi pellucidi

Radiation of corpus callosum Migrating cells

79

80

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Putamen

Area septalis Column of fornix Massa intermedia Mammillothalamic tract

Globus pallidus Claustrum

Tail of caudate nucleus Fasciolar gyrus

Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Centromedian nucleus Pulvinar Habenula Suprapineal recess

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

81

Germinal matrix Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Internal capsule Zona incerta

Anterior commissure Column of fornix Mammillothalamic tract Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei

Gangliothalamic body Germinal matrix Hippocampus

Pulvinar

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Centromedian nucleus Habenulo-interpeduncular tract Subcommissural organ

82

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Olfactory tract Middle cerebral artery Amygdala Hippocampus Inferior horn of lateral ventricle Germinal matrix

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Optic recess Anterior cerebral artery Optic tract Mammillary body Cerebral peduncle Basal vein Nucleus of oculomotor nerve and medial longitudinal fasciculus

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Amygdala

Uncus

Hippocampus

Hippocampal sulcus

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

83

Optic chiasm Infundibulum Oculomotor nucleus Posterior cerebral artery Substantia nigra Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle

84

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Pyramidal tract

Medial lemniscus

Motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve

Principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve Dentate nucleus

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Head of caudate nucleus

Corpus callosum Cavum septi pellucidi

Internal capsule Putamen Germinal matrix Olfactory tract

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

85

86

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Germinal matrix Body of caudate nucleus Fornix Lateral sulcus

Anterior thalamic nuclei Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Reticular nucleus of thalamus Mammillothalamic tract

Claustrum Globus pallidus

Hypothalamus

Anterior commissure

Column of fornix Optic chiasm

Amygdala Germinal matrix

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

87

Migrating cells Germinal matrix Medullary stria of thalamus Medial thalamic nuclei Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Centromedian nucleus Germinal matrix Inferior horn of lateral ventricle Hippocampus

Massa intermedia Zona incerta Subthalamic nucleus Optic tract Amygdala Mammillary body

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

88

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Cavum vergae

Tail of caudate nucleus

Crus of the fornix Internal cerebral vein Habenula

Lateral & Medial geniculate body Tail of caudate nucleus Fimbria of hippocampus Substantia nigra Red nucleus

Centromedian nucleus Lateral geniculate body Cornu ammonis Dentate fascia Cerebral peduncle

Oculomotor nerve

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Migrating cells

Splenium of corpus callosum

Germinal matrix

Cerebral aqueduct

Choroid plexus

Alveus Cornu ammonis

Pyramidal tract Pons

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

Medial longitudinal fasciculus Trigeminal nerve

89

90

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Indusium griseum Dentate gyrus

Fasciolar gyrus

Hippocampus

Inferior colliculus

Lateral lemniscus Middle cerebellar peduncle

Fourth ventricle Medial longitudinal fasciculus Pyramidal tract

Fibres of trigeminal nerve Vestibulocochlear nerve Facial nerve Abducent nerve

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Falx

91

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle Calcarine sulcus

Globose nucleus

Dentate nucleus Lateral recess of choroid plexus Inferior olive

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

Cuneate nucleus Tractus solitarius Nucleus of hypoglossal nerve

92

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Lateral sulcus

Germinal matrix

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

Lateral ventricle

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Head of caudate nucleus Centrum semiovale Germinal matrix

Reticular nucleus of thalamus Trigone of the lateral ventricle Radiation of corpus callosum Migrating cells

Putamen

Pulvinar

Globus pallidus Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Transverse cerebral fissure Lateral geniculate body

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

93

94

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Germinal matrix

Lateral ventricle

Thalamus

Olfactory tract

Inferior colliculus

Optic tract Cerebral peduncle

Fibres of facial nerve

Pyramidal tract

Choroid plexus of fourth ventricle

Superior olive Fibres of abducent nerve Inferior olive

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

Cuneate nucleus and fasciculus

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Corpus callosum Third ventricle Lateral ventricle Pineal gland

Anterior commissure Column of fornix Mammillary body

Medial longitudinal fasciculus Pyramidal tract

25–26 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

Cerebral aqueduct Fourth ventricle

Area postrema

95

96

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Great longitudinal fissure Falx

Germinal matrix

Central sulcus Centrum semiovale

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

97

Anterior cerebral artery Lateral ventricle

Indusium griseum Corpus callosum Lamina of septum pellucidum Cavum septi pellucidi

Caudate nucleus Claustrum

Corpus callosum Indusium griseum Germinal matrix

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

98

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Germinal matrix

Genu of corpus callosum

Anterior thalamic nuclei Reticular nucleus of thalamus Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei

Interventricular foramen (of Monro) Choroid plexus

Medial thalamic nuclei

Medullary stria of thalamus Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

Germinal matrix

Splenium of corpus callosum

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

99

Germinal matrix Insular cortex Globus pallidus

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Area septalis Column of fornix Third ventricle Mammillothalamic tract

Internal capsule

Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Centromedian nucleus

Fimbria of hippocampus Fasciolar gyrus Germinal matrix

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Pulvinar

Splenium of corpus callosum

100

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Head of caudate nucleus Putamen Anterior commissure Lateral part of globus pallidus Medial part of globus pallidus

Column of fornix Zona incerta Mammillothalamic tract Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Centromedian nucleus

Head of caudate nucleus Germinal matrix

Pulvinar Hippocampus Dentate fascia Habenula

Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Uncus Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

101

Gyrus rectus

Anterior commissure

Olfactory tract Germinal matrix Optic radiation Optic tract

Limbus Giacomini Cornu ammonis Dentate fascia Hippocampus

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Mammillary body Cerebral peduncle Substantia nigra Fibres of oculomotor nerve Nucleus of trochlear nerve and medial longitudinal fasciculus Inferior colliculus

102

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Trigeminal nerve Superior vestibular nuclei

Medial longitudinal fasciculus Middle cerebellar peduncle Inferior cerebellar peduncle

Nodulus Dentate nucleus

Uvula Pyramid

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Globose nucleus

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Lateral recess of fourth ventricle

103

Pyramid

Inferior olive Flocculus Glossopharyngeal nerve Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve

Nucleus of hypoglossal nerve Area postrema

Cuneate nucleus

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

104

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Migrating cells

Germinal matrix

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

105

Germinal matrix Corpus callosum Head of caudate nucleus Internal capsule Lateral sulcus

Cavum septi pellucidi

Claustrum Putamen Germinal matrix

Temporal pole Olfactory tract

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

106

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Anterior thalamic nuclei

Germinal matrix Body of caudate nucleus

Insular cortex

Thalamostriate vein

Internal capsule

Column of fornix Hypothalamus

Globus pallidus

Middle cerebral artery

Anterior commissure Amygdala

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

107

Crus of the fornix Reticular nucleus of thalamus

Corpus callosum Cavum vergae

Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei

Medial thalamic nuclei Third ventricle

Centromedian nucleus

Cerebral peduncle

Germinal matrix Hippocampus

Zona incerta Subthalamic nucleus

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

108

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Trigone of the lateral ventricle

Tentorium

Hippocampus Inferior colliculus Lateral lemniscus Fibres of trochlear nerve

Medial longitudinal fasciculus

Pyramidal tract

Trigeminal nerve Pons

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

109

Fastigial nucleus Vestibular nuclei Dentate nucleus

Inferior cerebellar peduncle Flocculus

Lateral recess of choroid plexus Medial lemniscus

Lateral recess Glossopharyngeal nerve

Fibres of hypoglossal nerve

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

110

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Germinal matrix

Crus of the fornix Trigone of the lateral ventricle Calcarine sulcus

Caudate nucleus Internal capsule Centrum semiovale

Migrating cells Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Putamen Globus pallidus Anterior commissure Amygdala

Pulvinar Lateral geniculate body Hippocampus Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Centrum semiovale Head of caudate nucleus

111

Thalamostriate vein

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Internal capsule

Corpus callosum sulcus Parieto-occipital sulcus Calcarine sulcus

Pulvinar Putamen Centromedian nucleus Substantia innominata Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Middle cerebral artery Substantia nigra Amygdala Hippocampal Subthalamic nucleus sulcus

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

112

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Vein of septum pellucidum

Anterior thalamic nucleus

Cavum septi pellucidi

Medial thalamic nuclei Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum Inferior colliculus

Germinal matrix Optic tract Red nucleus Cerebral peduncle Fibres of trigeminal nerve

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

Lateral lemniscus

Dentate nucleus Flocculus

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Cavum vergae

Lateral ventricle Cavum septi pellucidi Genu of corpus callosum Anterior commissure Column of fornix Mammillary body Red nucleus Oculomotor nucleus Pons Pyramidal tract

28–29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, SAGITTAL SECTION

113

Splenium of corpus callosum Posterior commissure Medial longitudinal fasciculus Choroid plexus of fourth ventricle

114

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Great longitudinal fissure

Germinal matrix Lateral ventricle

Postcentral sulcus

Centrum semiovale

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Germinal matrix

Lateral ventricle

Caudate nucleus Subependymal vein

Germinal matrix

Choroid plexus

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Indusium griseum

Corpus callosum Indusium griseum

115

116

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Head of caudate nucleus

Cavum septi pellucidi Vein of septum pellucidum Lamina of septum pellucidum

Germinal matrix Lateral sulcus

Claustrum

Internal cerebral vein Velum interpositum Choroidal fissure Crus of the fornix

Putamen Thalamus

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Cavum vergae

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Anterior limb of internal capsule

117

Genu of corpus callosum

Insular cortex Interventricular foramen Globus pallidus

Column of fornix Third ventricle

Posterior limb of internal capsule

Massa intermedia Third ventricle Medullary stria of thalamus Internal cerebral vein

Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Medial thalamic nuclei Pulvinar

Crus of the fornix Trigone of the lateral ventricle

Radiation of corpus callosum

Glomus of choroid plexus Splenium of corpus callosum

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

118

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Head of caudate nucleus Lateral part of globus pallidus

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

Medial part of globus pallidus Centromedian nucleus Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Pulvinar Tail of caudate nucleus Fimbria of hippocampus Posterior horn of lateral ventricle Fasciolar gyrus

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Anterior commissure Column of fornix Mammillothalamic tract Habenula Pineal gland Great cerebral vein Splenium of corpus callosum

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

119

Perforating fibres and internal capsule

Anterior commissure

Germinal matrix Lamina terminalis

Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus Subthalamic nucleus Lateral geniculate body Germinal matrix Hippocampus

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Third ventricle Column of fornix Mammillothalamic tract

Posterior commissure Subcommissural organ Centromedian nucleus Pulvinar

Calcarine sulcus

120

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Nucleus accumbens Ansa lenticularis Anterior perforated substance

Germinal matrix

Substantia innominata Hypothalamus Anterior commissure

Column of fornix Red nucleus

Putamen Medial part of globus pallidus

Germinal matrix

Lateral and medial geniculate body

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Cerebral aqueduct Superior colliculus Subthalamic nucleus

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

121

Olfactory sulcus Olfactory tract Middle cerebral artery Inferior horn of lateral ventricle Hippocampus

Gyrus rectus Optic chiasm Optic tract Hypothalamus Mammillary body Red nucleus

Hippocampal sulcus

Culmen Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

122

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Medial longitudinal fasciculus Pons

Vestibulomesencephalic tract

Medial lemniscus

Inferior cerebellar peduncle

Lateral lemniscus

Mesencephalic tract of trigeminal nerve

Superior cerebellar peduncle Dentate nucleus

Fourth ventricle Fastigial nucleus

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Emboliform nucleus

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

123

Fibres of abducent nerve Superior olive Fibres of facial nerve Fibres of trigeminal nerve

Trapezoid body

Inferior cerebellar peduncle Juxtarestiform body

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

Vestibular nuclei

124

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Medial lemniscus Basilar artery

Vestibulocochlear nerve

Fibres of facial nerve

Ventral cochlear nucleus

Flocculus

Inferior cerebellar peduncle

Cuneate nucleus Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, AXIAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

125

Migrating cells

Germinal matrix Olfactory sulcus

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

126

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Head of caudate nucleus

Germinal matrix

Body of corpus callosum Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

Internal capsule

Putamen Cavum septi pellucidi Claustrum Rostrum of corpus callosum Internal capsule

Anterior cerebral artery Olfactory tract

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

127

Globus pallidus Corpus callosum Insular cortex

Interventricular foramen Column of fornix

Lateral sulcus

Anterior commissure Third ventricle Amygdala

Optic chiasm Substantia Uncus innominata

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

128

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Body of caudate nucleus Massa intermedia Fornix Third ventricle Subthalamic nucleus Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Perforating fibres

Ansa lenticularis Inferior horn of lateral ventricle Hippocampus Posterior cerebral artery Cerebral peduncle

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

S E C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E F ETA L BR A IN

Internal cerebral vein Third ventricle

Posterior commissure Medial longitudinal fasciculus

Cerebral aqueduct

Fibres of oculomotor nerve

Medial lemniscus Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle

Trigeminal nerve

Pyramidal tract Pons

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

129

130

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Lateral ventricle

Calcarine sulcus Vermis

Dentate nucleus Flocculus Inferior olivary nucleus Pyramid

32–33 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE, CORONAL SECTION

Superior cerebellar peduncle Inferior cerebellar peduncle Lateral recess of fourth ventricle

Medial and dorsal accessory olivary nucleus

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Calcarine sulcus

Calcar avis Migrating cells

Decussation of inferior cerebellar peduncle Dentate nucleus Horizontal fissure

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Caudate nucleus Internal capsule Germinal matrix Reticular nucleus of thalamus Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Germinal matrix Glomus of choroid plexus Pulvinar Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus Ansa lenticularis

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Medial geniculate body

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Thalamostriate vein Head of caudate nucleus Anterior commissure Globus pallidus Optic tract

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Crus of the fornix Centromedian nucleus Pulvinar Parieto-occipital sulcus Calcarine sulcus Cerebral peduncle Subthalamic nucleus

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Cavum septi pellucidi

Corpus callosum

Cavum vergae Pineal gland Cerebral aqueduct

Anterior commissure Optic recess Infundibular recess Posterior perforated substance Nucleus of oculomotor nerve

Pons Pyramidal decussation

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Medial longitudinal fasciculus Fourth ventricle Choroid plexus of fourth ventricle Gracile nucleus

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Centrum semiovale

Central sulcus

Somatosensory radiation Postcentral sulcus

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Germinal matrix Lateral sulcus Anterior cerebral artery Lateral ventricle

Caudate nucleus

Posterior limb of internal capsule

Germinal matrix

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Cavum septi pellucidi

Corpus callosum

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Head of caudate nucleus

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Lateral sulcus

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Cavum septi pellucidi

Putamen

Vein of septum pellucidum Internal cerebral vein

Germinal matrix

Velum interpositum Crus of the fornix

Internal capsule

Cavum vergae Thalamus Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

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Germinal matrix Thalamostriate vein Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Anterior thalamic nucleus Column of fornix Insular cortex

Interventricular foramen

Posterior limb of internal capsule

Third ventricle Choroid plexus of third ventricle Splenium of corpus callosum

Choroidal fissure

Germinal matrix Glomus of choroid plexus

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Head of caudate nucleus Anterior limb of internal capsule Germinal matrix Claustrum Putamen Globus pallidus Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Centromedian nucleus Posterior limb of internal capsule

Pulvinar

Glomus of choroid plexus

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Anterior commissure

Column of fornix Massa intermedia Habenula Internal cerebral vein Choroid plexus of third ventricle Splenium of corpus callosum

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Amygdala Inferior horn of lateral ventricle Hippocampus

Oculomotor nucleus Cerebral peduncle Superior cerebellar peduncle

Medial longitudinal fasciculus Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

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Inferior colliculus

Cerebellum

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Basilar artery Medial longitudinal Trapezoid body fasciculus Medial lemniscus Nucleus of abducent nerve Trigeminal nerve Fibres of abducent nerve

Motor fibres of trigeminal nerve

Dentate nucleus

Inferior cerebellar peduncle

Emboliform nucleus Nodulus Uvula Pyramid

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Horizontal fissure Tuber

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Migrating cells

Germinal matrix Olfactory sulcus Olfactory tract

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Corpus callosum Germinal matrix Head of caudate nucleus

Cavum septi pellucidi Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Lamina of septum pellucidum

Putamen External capsule Claustrum

Anterior commissure Substantia innominata

Globus pallidus Anterior perforated substance Amygdala

Uncus Middle cerebral artery

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Optic chiasm Infundibulum

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Germinal matrix Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Fornix Caudate nucleus Third ventricle

Lateral sulcus Lateral part of globus pallidus

Claustrum

Medial part of globus pallidus

Putamen Anterior commissure

Ansa lenticularis Supraoptic commissure

Amygdala

Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Mammillary body

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Optic tract

Column of fornix

Uncus

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Third ventricle Posterior commissure Cerebral aqueduct

Superior cerebellar peduncle

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Habenulo-interpeduncular tract Medial longitudinal fasciculus Medial and lateral geniculate body Brachium of inferior colliculus Lateral lemniscus

Fibres of trigeminal nerve Flocculus Superior olive Medial lemniscus

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Suprapineal recess and pineal body

Corona radiata

Superior medullary velum

Inferior colliculus Superior cerebellar peduncle

Vestibular fibres of vestibulocochlear nerve

Inferior cerebellar peduncle

Ventral cochlear nucleus Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve

Inferior olive Pyramidal decussation

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Medial longitudinal fasciculus

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Splenium of corpus callosum Crus of the fornix

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Cavum vergae Pulvinar Inferior colliculus Superior cerebellar peduncle

Fimbria of hippocampus

Nodulus

Inferior cerebellar peduncle Dentate nucleus Cuneate nucleus

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Central sulcus Somatosensory radiation Posterior limb of internal capsule Germinal matrix Putamen

Tail of caudate nucleus

Globus pallidus

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Anterior commissure Lateral geniculate body

Calcarine sulcus Hippocampus Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

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Caudate nucleus

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Perforating fibres Lateral ventricle Crus of the fornix Thalamus

Germinal matrix Lateral part of globus pallidus Putamen

Inferior cerebellar peduncle

Medial part of globus pallidus Ansa lenticularis Optic tract Subthalamic nucleus Cerebral peduncle

Cerebellar hemisphere Dentate nucleus Flocculus

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Germinal matrix Lateral ventricle Head of caudate nucleus

Crus of the fornix

Anterior commissure Red nucleus Medial lemniscus

Thalamus Quadrigeminal plate Lateral lemniscus Inferior cerebellar peduncle Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve

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Velum interpositum

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Cavum septi pellucidi

Cavum vergae Suprapineal recess Pineal gland

Rostrum of corpus callosum

Cerebral aqueduct

Thalamus Optic chiasm

Vermis

Mammillary body Posterior perforated substance Nucleus of oculomotor nerve Medial lemniscus Nucleus of hypoglossal nerve Pyramidal decussation

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Choroid plexus of fourth ventricle Area postrema Gracile nucleus

section 3

SECTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE POSTNATAL BRAIN This section discusses the normal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging appearance of the brains of children after term delivery up to the age of 18 months. We illustrate this topic with anatomically matched T1- and T2-weighted images and the equivalent line diagrams taken from the 40-week fetus in the Larroche atlas. The most obvious macroscopic changes that occur at this time relate to the normal, sequential changes in the degree of myelination of the brain structures. At its simplest level, MR images can be thought of as maps of body water and fat, and the changing proportions of water and lipid in brain resulting from myelination are well seen on MR images. Several groups have published data on the normal milestones of myelination and have shown how that knowledge can be used in the early detection of diseases characterized by abnormal amounts or forms of myelination.1,2 In the light of several years of teaching trainee radiologists, two significant, recurring misconceptions about brain myelination warrant further discussion. First, most newcomers to the field believe that no myelin at all is present in the brain of the term neonate, but this is not correct. Second, most newcomers do not appreciate that the deep brain nuclei or deep “gray matter” regions of the mature brain such as the putamen and thalamus, contain a relatively high proportion of myelin as well as cell bodies. The myelin is mainly located on projectional axons and interneurons. As a result, gray matter regions change their MR signal intensities during prenatal and postnatal life because of accumulation of myelin in them as well as in adjacent typical “white matter” structures. The signal characteristics in the deep gray matter structures are complicated further in later childhood as iron accumulates in the basal ganglia. These changes are often first seen around the age of 8 to 9 years, with rapid accumulation in the second decade of life. The iron is stored in a form that has significant effects on T2 (particularly T2′) relaxation, which explains why structures such as the globus pallidus and substantia

nigra have low T2 signal in older children and adults but not in neonates or infants. A good example of the competing signal changes brought about by these mechanisms is illustrated by the T2 signal of the globus pallidus and putamen at different ages. These structures provide useful comparison because they are both deep gray matter nuclei and their close anatomic proximity allows direct comparison. The two structures would be predicted to have similar signal characteristics because they have similar neuronal/glial composition. This is true for the first 30 to 32 weeks of gestation. However, myelination proceeds more rapidly in the globus pallidus when compared with the putamen (even in the posterior portion of the putamen that myelinates first). This difference usually can be seen as lower signal in the globus pallidus on T2-weighted images at 33 to 34 weeks’ gestational age. As myelination proceeds in both structures, the signal differential reduces, and at 0 to 1 months post term little signal difference is seen, a characteristic that is maintained for a number of years. The accumulation of iron in brain structures is exceptionally variable by region and continues throughout life. MR techniques that can quantify the amount of iron deposition are available.3 However, the globus pallidus accumulates iron particularly rapidly and to high concentration. A higher concentration of iron is present in the normal adult globus pallidus than in the liver. After 7 to 8 years of age, the globus pallidus usually has lower signal than the putamen on T2-weighted images, a feature that is most marked on imaging at higher field strengths (e.g., 3 T). Macroscopic myelination before term has been studied using both fixed and appropriately stained fetal tissue and MR imaging. Good correlation between the two techniques has been observed, particularly if increased signal on T1-weighted images is used to evaluate early postnatal myelination. Evidence of supratentorial myelination is unusual in the 29- to 30-week fetus/premature baby. Consistent evidence of supratentorial myelination at any site is seen on MR imaging

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only at 33 to 34 weeks. High T1 signal at that stage is frequently seen in the thalamus (particularly ventrolateral) and putamen (particularly posteriorly); the lateral thalamic regions and globus pallidus may also show reduced signal on T2-weighted images. By 37 to 38 weeks, the high T1 signal intensity has increased generally in the basal ganglia and thalami, and evidence of myelination in the posterior limb of the internal capsule and the corona radiata close to the ventricles is seen. Most of those regions also return low signal on T2-weighted images around that maturity (Figure 3-1). Myelination is more advanced in the infratentorial brain structures. By 33 to 34 weeks, prominent signal changes consistent with myelination on both T1 and T2 sequences are seen in most of the dorsal pons and medulla and in the deep cerebellar white matter. Highresolution studies show myelination within the inferior colliculus and medial lemniscus. By 37 to 38 weeks, prominent myelination usually is seen in the superior cerebellar peduncle, most of the midbrain, and the cerebellar white matter. A 38-week example is shown in Figure 3-2. There is close correlation between the regions of the brain injured close to term by profound, hypoxic ischemic injury and the regions of the brain that are actively myelinating. For example, a typical textbook description of a close-to-term profound ischemic injury includes involvement of the lateral thalamus, posterior putamen, white matter of the paracentral lobule, and optic radiations (Figure 3-3).1,2 These are precisely the regions that show

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Figure 3-1 T2-weighted images of the supratentorial brain from a postmortem magnetic resonance imaging study of a 38-week fetus with normal brain anatomy performed at 3 T. Note the low-signal regions that are most prominent within the lateral thalamus, globus pallidus, putamen (A), and central corona radiata (B).

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Figure 3-2 T2-weighted images of the infratentorial brain from a postmortem magnetic resonance imaging study of a 38-week fetus with normal brain anatomy image performed at 3 T. Note the low-signal regions that are most prominent within the dorsal brainstem, superior cerebellar peduncle (A), and anterior lobule of the cerebellar vermis (B).

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Figure 3-3 Three-year-old child with dyskinetic cerebral palsy due to profound hypoxic ischemic injury at birth (38 weeks’ gestation). A, Axial T2-weighted image at the level of the basal ganglia/thalami showing gliosis (high signal) in the posterior putamen and ventral lateral thalamic nuclei. B, Axial fluid attenuation inversion recovery (FLAIR) image toward the vertex showing gliosis in the paracentral white matter. The affected regions were actively myelinating at the time of the injury, which may contribute to the selective vulnerability of those structures.

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C Figure 3-4 T2-weighted postmortem magnetic resonance images of a 38-week fetus at 3 T with no structural brain abnormality showing myelination in the subthalamic nucleus (arrow) in the axial (A), coronal (B), and parasagittal (C) planes.

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Checklist for Normal Myelination: Structures That Should Appear Myelinated by the Specified Age T1

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0–1 Month Dorsal brainstem Inferior and middle cerebellar peduncles Superior cerebellar peduncles and decussation Ventral lateral thalamus Posterior putamen White matter of pre and postcentral gyri Optic tracts Posterior limb of internal capsule Central portion of centrum semiovale Optic radiations

Dorsal brainstem Inferior cerebellar peduncles Superior cerebellar peduncles and decussation Ventral lateral thalamus Posterior putamen White matter of pre- and postcentral gyri Optic tracts Posterior limb of internal capsule (patchy and limited to posterior region)

3–4 Months All of the above All of the cerebellum Ventral brainstem Calcarine fissure white matter All subcortical motor pathways Anterior limb of internal capsule Splenium of corpus callosum

All of the above Middle cerebellar peduncle Ventral brainstem Calcarine fissure white matter Optic radiations

6 Months All but subcortical white matter

Centrum semiovale All of posterior limb of internal capsule Patchy changes in anterior limb of internal capsule Splenium of corpus callosum Patchy changes in genu of corpus callosum

9 Months Adult pattern

Genu of corpus callosum Centrum semiovale

12 Months Adult pattern

All of internal capsule All of corpus callosum Paracentral and optic radiations/paracalcarine white matter

18 Months Adult pattern

Adult pattern except most peripheral cortical white matter Peritrigonal white matter can return high signal until the fourth decade (terminal myelination zones)

• T2-weighted images should show the expected low signal in all white matter regions by the age of 24 months (except peritrigonal “terminal myelination” zones). • Myelination proceeds in an anatomically predictable fashion in normal children, a process that must be understood by anyone reporting MR examinations in children at this age. See Table 3-1.

REFERENCES 1. Barkovich AJ: Pediatric Neuroimaging, 4th ed. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. 2. van der Knapp M, Valk J: Magnetic Resonance of Myelin, Myelination and Myelin Disorders, 2nd ed. Berlin, Springer, 1995.

• T1-weighted images are best for assessing myelination before the age of 8 months (except brainstem and cerebellum) and T2-weighted images thereafter, although both should be acquired and compared. The remainder of this chapter demonstrates T1- and T2-weighted images from birth to 18 months in order to show the evolution of myelination. 3. Sargent MA, Poskitt KJ, Roland EH, Hill A, Hendson G: Cerebellar vermian atrophy after neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Am J Neuroradiol 25:1008–1015, 2004. 4. Connolly DJA, Widjaja E, Griffiths PD: Involvement of the anterior lobe of the cerebellar vermis in perinatal profound hypoxia. Am J Neuroradiol 28:16–19, 2007.

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Line Diagram

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Central sulcus

Body of lateral ventricle

Centrum semiovale

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Head of caudate nucleus

Great longitudinal fissure Corpus callosum Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

Thalamostriate vein

Cavum septi pellucidi Vein of septum pellucidum

Thalamus

Posterior limb of internal capsule

Fornix

Corpus callosum Tail of caudate nucleus Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

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Column of fornix Genu of corpus callosum Interventricular foramen (of Monro) Vein of septum pellucidum Thalamostriate vein Choroidal vein

Putamen

Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei

Globus pallidus

Claustrum

Medial thalamic nuclei Pulvinar

Internal capsule Crus of fornix Tail of caudate nucleus

Internal cerebral vein Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum

Glomus of choroid plexus

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Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

Head of caudate nucleus

Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Anterior commissure

Lateral medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Column of fornix Massa intermedia Centromedian nucleus Ventral posterolateral nucleus of thalamus

Internal capsule

Pulvinar Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

Optic radiation

Fasciolar gyrus Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Habenula

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Ansa lenticularis Perforating fibres of internal capsule Third ventricle Medial part of globus pallidus Column of fornix Lateral geniculate body Anterior commissure

Subthalamic nucleus Superior cerebellar peduncle Medial lemniscus

Red nucleus Hippocampus Medial longitudinal fasciculus Dentate fascia Cerebral aqueduct Superior colliculus

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Optic radiation

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Optic recess

Optic tract Infundibulum Uncus

Hippocampus Dentate fascia Limbus Giacomini Substantia nigra

Mammillary body Fibres of oculomotor nerve

Nucleus of trochlear nerve and medial longitudinal fasciculus Inferior colliculus

POSTNATAL MR 0–1 MONTH, AXIAL

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Optic chiasm Cerebral peduncle

Oculomotor nucleus

Pyramidal tract Medial lemniscus Lateral lemniscus Central lobule (of cerebellum) Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle

Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle Mesencephalic tract of trigeminal nerve Decussation of trochlear nerve

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Trigeminal nerve

Pyramidal tract Medial lemniscus Lateral lemniscus

Vestibulomesencephalic tract Central tegmental tract Fourth ventricle

Superior cerebellar peduncle

Uvula Vermis

Dentate nucleus

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Medial longitudinal fasciculus

Pons

Pyramidal tract Medial lemniscus Trapezoid body

Trigeminal nerve Vestibular nuclei

Principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve

Inferior cerebellar peduncle Nodulus Uvula

Dentate nucleus

Pyramid

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Medial lemniscus Pyramidal tract Trapezoid body

Flocculus

Superior olive

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve Vestibular nuclei Inferior cerebellar peduncle Nodulus Uvula

Dentate nucleus

Pyramid

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Centrum semiovale

Olfactory sulcus

Olfactory tract

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Cavum septi pellucidi

Corpus callosum Body of caudate nucleus Anterior limb of internal capsule

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

External capsule

Vein of septum pellucidum

Putamen Lateral sulcus

Anterior commissure Third ventricle

Claustrum

Globus pallidus Infundibulum Uncus Supraoptic commissure Optic tract

Amygdala

Substantia innominata

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Anterior thalamic nucleus Body of caudate nucleus Lateral ventricle

Lateral medullary lamina of globus pallidus Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Fornix Thalamus

Lateral sulcus

Third ventricle Insular cortex Perforating fibres Ansa lenticularis

Optic tract Subthalamic nucleus

Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Cerebral peduncle Mammillary body

Hippocampus Hippocampal sulcus

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Precentral gyrus

Corpus callosum Internal capsule Fornix

Lateral medullary lamina of thalamus Superior cerebellar peduncle

Subthalamic nucleus Red nucleus Optic tract Pyramidal tract Interpeduncular fossa

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Postcentral gyrus Cingulate gyrus Corpus callosum Pulvinar Superior colliculus Inferior colliculus

Optic radiation

Superior cerebellar peduncle

Dentate fascia Subiculum Presubiculum

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve Medial lemniscus Pyramid

Flocculus Inferior olive

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Calcarine sulcus Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Decussation of inferior cerebellar peduncle

Emboliform nucleus

Dentate nucleus

Lamina albae

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Lateral sulcus Superior temporal sulcus

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Central sulcus

Tail of caudate nucleus

Corona radiata Trigone of lateral ventricle

Posterior limb of internal capsule Putamen

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Lateral geniculate body Claustrum

Calcarine sulcus Collateral sulcus Hippocampus

Amygdala Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Dentate fascia

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Subthalamic nucleus

Splenium of corpus callosum

Anterior limb of internal capsule

Pulvinar Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Centromedian nucleus

Ansa lenticularis

Inferior cerebellar peduncle Cerebellar hemisphere

Optic tract Cerebral peduncle Flocculus

Dentate nucleus

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Cavum septi pellucidi Lateral ventricle Genu of corpus callosum

Anterior thalamic nuclei Medullary stria of thalamus Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum Posterior commissure Nucleus of oculomotor nerve Cerebral aqueduct

Anterior commissure Third ventricle Optic recess

Commissure of inferior colliculus Vermis

Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle Medial lemniscus Gracile nucleus Cuneate nucleus Pyramidal decussation

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Central sulcus

Body of lateral ventricle

Centrum semiovale

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Head of caudate nucleus

Great longitudinal fissure Corpus callosum Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

Thalamostriate vein

Cavum septi pellucidi Vein of septum pellucidum

Thalamus

Posterior limb of internal capsule

Fornix

Corpus callosum Tail of caudate nucleus Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

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Column of fornix

Genu of corpus callosum

Interventricular foramen (of Monro) Vein of septum pellucidum Putamen Globus pallidus

Thalamostriate vein Choroidal vein Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Medial thalamic nuclei

Claustrum

Pulvinar Internal capsule Crus of fornix Internal cerebral vein

Tail of caudate nucleus

Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum Glomus of choroid plexus

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Ansa lenticularis Perforating fibres of internal capsule Third ventricle Medial part of globus pallidus Column of fornix Lateral geniculate body Anterior commissure

Subthalamic nucleus Superior cerebellar peduncle Medial lemniscus Red nucleus Hippocampus Medial longitudinal fasciculus

Dentate fascia

Cerebral aqueduct

Optic radiation

Superior colliculus

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, AXIAL

183

184

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Optic recess

Optic tract Infundibulum Uncus

Mammillary body Fibres of oculomotor nerve

Hippocampus Dentate fascia Limbus Giacomini Substantia nigra

Nucleus of trochlear nerve and medial longitudinal fasciculus Inferior colliculus

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Trigeminal nerve

Pyramidal tract Medial lemniscus Lateral lemniscus

Vestibulomesencephalic tract Central tegmental tract Fourth ventricle Superior cerebellar peduncle

Uvula Vermis

Dentate nucleus

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, AXIAL

185

186

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Medial lemniscus Trapezoid body

Flocculus

Pyramidal tract

Superior olive

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve Vestibular nuclei Inferior cerebellar peduncle Nodulus Uvula

Dentate nucleus

Pyramid

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Centrum semiovale

Olfactory sulcus

Olfactory tract

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, AXIAL

187

188

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Cavum septi pellucidi

Corpus callosum Body of caudate nucleus Anterior limb of internal capsule

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

External capsule

Vein of septum pellucidum

Putamen Lateral sulcus

Anterior commissure Third ventricle

Claustrum Globus pallidus

Infundibulum Uncus Supraoptic commissure Optic tract

Amygdala

Substantia innominata

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Anterior thalamic nucleus Body of caudate nucleus Lateral ventricle

Lateral medullary lamina of globus pallidus Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Fornix Thalamus

Lateral sulcus

Third ventricle Insular cortex Perforating fibres Ansa lenticularis

Optic tract Subthalamic nucleus Cerebral peduncle Mammillary body

Inferior horn of lateral ventricle Hippocampus Hippocampal sulcus

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, AXIAL

189

190

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Precentral gyrus Corpus callosum Internal capsule Fornix Lateral medullary lamina of thalamus Superior cerebellar peduncle Subthalamic nucleus Red nucleus Optic tract Pyramidal tract Interpeduncular fossa

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Postcentral gyrus Cingulate gyrus Corpus callosum Pulvinar Superior colliculus Inferior colliculus

Optic radiation

Superior cerebellar peduncle

Dentate fascia Subiculum Presubiculum

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve

Medial lemniscus Pyramid

Flocculus Inferior olive

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, CORONAL

191

192

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Calcarine sulcus

Decussation of inferior cerebellar peduncle

Emboliform nucleus Dentate nucleus

Lamina albae

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Lateral sulcus Superior temporal sulcus

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, CORONAL

193

194

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Tail of caudate nucleus Corona radiata Trigone of lateral ventricle

Posterior limb of internal capsule Putamen

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Lateral geniculate body Claustrum

Calcarine sulcus Collateral sulcus Hippocampus

Amygdala Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Dentate fascia

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Subthalamic nucleus

Splenium of corpus callosum

Anterior limb of internal capsule

Pulvinar Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Centromedian nucleus

Ansa lenticularis Inferior cerebellar peduncle Cerebellar hemisphere

Optic tract Cerebral peduncle Flocculus

Dentate nucleus

POSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

195

196

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Cavum septi pellucidi Lateral ventricle Genu of corpus callosum

Anterior commissure Third ventricle Optic recess Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle Medial lemniscus

Anterior thalamic nuclei Medullary stria of thalamus Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum Posterior commissure Nucleus of oculomotor nerve Cerebral aqueduct Commissure of inferior colliculus Vermis

Medial longitudinal fasciculus Gracile nucleus Cuneate nucleus

Pyramidal decussation

P OSTNATAL MR 3–4 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Central sulcus

Body of lateral ventricle

Centrum semiovale

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, AXIAL

197

198

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Head of caudate nucleus Great longitudinal fissure Corpus callosum Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Thalamostriate vein

Cavum septi pellucidi Vein of septum pellucidum

Thalamus

Posterior limb of internal capsule

Fornix

Corpus callosum Tail of caudate nucleus Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Column of fornix Genu of corpus callosum Interventricular foramen (of Monro) Vein of septum pellucidum Thalamostriate vein

Putamen

Choroidal vein

Globus pallidus

Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei Medial thalamic nuclei

Claustrum

Pulvinar Internal capsule Crus of fornix Internal cerebral vein

Tail of caudate nucleus

Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum Glomus of choroid plexus

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, AXIAL

199

200

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Optic recess Optic tract Infundibulum Uncus

Mammillary body Fibres of oculomotor nerve

Hippocampus Dentate fascia Limbus Giacomini Substantia nigra

Nucleus of trochlear nerve and medial longitudinal fasciculus Inferior colliculus

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Trigeminal nerve

Pyramidal tract Medial lemniscus Lateral lemniscus

Vestibulomesencephalic tract Central tegmental tract Fourth ventricle

Superior cerebellar peduncle

Uvula Vermis

Dentate nucleus

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, AXIAL

201

202

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Medial lemniscus Trapezoid body

Flocculus

Pyramidal tract

Superior olive

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve Vestibular nuclei Inferior cerebellar peduncle Nodulus Dentate nucleus

Uvula Pyramid

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Centrum semiovale

Olfactory sulcus

Olfactory tract

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, CORONAL

203

204

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Corpus callosum Cavum septi pellucidi Body of caudate nucleus Anterior limb of internal capsule Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

External capsule

Vein of septum pellucidum

Putamen Lateral sulcus

Anterior commissure Third ventricle

Claustrum

Globus pallidus Infundibulum Uncus Supraoptic commissure

Optic tract

Amygdala

Substantia innominata

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Anterior thalamic nucleus Body of caudate nucleus Lateral ventricle

Lateral medullary lamina of globus pallidus Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Fornix Thalamus

Lateral sulcus

Third ventricle Insular cortex Perforating fibres Ansa lenticularis

Optic tract Subthalamic nucleus Cerebral peduncle Mammillary body

Inferior horn of lateral ventricle Hippocampus Hippocampal sulcus

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, CORONAL

205

206

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Precentral gyrus Corpus callosum Internal capsule Fornix Lateral medullary lamina of thalamus Superior cerebellar peduncle

Subthalamic nucleus Red nucleus Optic tract Pyramidal tract Interpeduncular fossa

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Postcentral gyrus Cingulate gyrus Corpus callosum Pulvinar Superior colliculus Optic radiation

Inferior colliculus Superior cerebellar peduncle

Dentate fascia Subiculum Presubiculum

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve

Medial lemniscus Pyramid

Flocculus Inferior olive

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, CORONAL

207

208

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Calcarine sulcus Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Decussation of inferior cerebellar peduncle

Emboliform nucleus Dentate nucleus

Lamina albae

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Lateral sulcus Superior temporal sulcus

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

209

210

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Tail of caudate nucleus Corona radiata Posterior limb of internal capsule

Trigone of lateral ventricle

Putamen Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Lateral geniculate body Claustrum

Calcarine sulcus Collateral sulcus Hippocampus

Amygdala Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Dentate fascia

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Subthalamic nucleus Splenium of corpus callosum

Anterior limb of internal capsule

Pulvinar Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Centromedian nucleus

Ansa lenticularis Inferior cerebellar peduncle Cerebellar hemisphere

Optic tract Cerebral peduncle

Dentate nucleus Flocculus

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

211

212

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Cavum septi pellucidi Lateral ventricle Genu of corpus callosum Anterior commissure Third ventricle Optic recess

Anterior thalamic nuclei Medullary stria of thalamus Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum Posterior commissure Nucleus of oculomotor nerve Cerebral aqueduct Commissure of inferior colliculus Vermis

Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle Medial lemniscus

Gracile nucleus Cuneate nucleus

Pyramidal decussation

POSTNATAL MR 6 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Central sulcus

Body of lateral ventricle

Centrum semiovale

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, AXIAL

213

214

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Head of caudate nucleus Great longitudinal fissure Corpus callosum Anterior horn of lateral ventricle Thalamostriate vein

Cavum septi pellucidi Vein of septum pellucidum

Thalamus

Posterior limb of internal capsule

Fornix

Corpus callosum Tail of caudate nucleus Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Column of fornix Genu of corpus callosum

Interventricular foramen (of Monro) Vein of septum pellucidum Thalamostriate vein

Putamen

Choroidal vein Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei

Globus pallidus

Medial thalamic nuclei

Claustrum

Pulvinar Internal capsule Crus of fornix Tail of caudate nucleus

Internal cerebral vein Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum

Glomus of choroid plexus

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, AXIAL

215

216

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Optic recess Optic tract Infundibulum Uncus

Mammillary body Fibres of oculomotor nerve

Hippocampus

Nucleus of trochlear nerve and medial longitudinal fasciculus

Dentate fascia Limbus Giacomini Substantia nigra

Inferior colliculus

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Pyramidal tract Trigeminal nerve Medial lemniscus Lateral lemniscus Vestibulomesencephalic tract Central tegmental tract Fourth ventricle Superior cerebellar peduncle

Uvula Vermis

Dentate nucleus

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, AXIAL

217

218

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Medial lemniscus Trapezoid body Pyramidal tract Flocculus

Superior olive

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve Vestibular nuclei Inferior cerebellar peduncle Nodulus Uvula

Dentate nucleus

Pyramid

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Centrum semiovale

Olfactory sulcus

Olfactory tract

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, CORONAL

219

220

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Corpus callosum

Cavum septi pellucidi

Body of caudate nucleus Anterior limb of internal capsule

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

External capsule

Vein of septum pellucidum

Putamen Lateral sulcus

Anterior commissure Third ventricle

Claustrum

Globus pallidus Infundibulum Uncus Supraoptic commissure

Optic tract

Amygdala

Substantia innominata

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Anterior thalamic nucleus Body of caudate nucleus Lateral ventricle

Lateral medullary lamina of globus pallidus Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Fornix Thalamus

Lateral sulcus

Third ventricle Insular cortex Perforating fibres Ansa lenticularis

Optic tract Subthalamic nucleus Cerebral peduncle Mammillary body

Inferior horn of lateral ventricle Hippocampus Hippocampal sulcus

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, CORONAL

221

222

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Precentral gyrus Corpus callosum Internal capsule Fornix Lateral medullary lamina of thalamus Superior cerebellar peduncle Subthalamic nucleus Red nucleus

Optic tract Pyramidal tract Interpeduncular fossa

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Postcentral gyrus Cingulate gyrus Corpus callosum Pulvinar Superior colliculus Inferior colliculus

Optic radiation

Superior cerebellar peduncle

Dentate fascia Subiculum Presubiculum

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve

Medial lemniscus Pyramid

Flocculus Inferior olive

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, CORONAL

223

224

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Calcarine sulcus Decussation of inferior cerebellar peduncle

Emboliform nucleus

Dentate nucleus

Lamina albae

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Lateral sulcus Superior temporal sulcus

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

225

226

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Tail of caudate nucleus Corona radiata Posterior limb of internal capsule

Trigone of lateral ventricle

Putamen

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Lateral geniculate body Claustrum

Calcarine sulcus Collateral sulcus Hippocampus

Amygdala Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Dentate fascia

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Subthalamic nucleus Splenium of corpus callosum

Anterior limb of internal capsule

Pulvinar Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Centromedian nucleus

Ansa lenticularis Inferior cerebellar peduncle Cerebellar hemisphere

Optic tract Cerebral peduncle

Dentate nucleus Flocculus

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

227

228

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Cavum septi pellucidi Lateral ventricle Genu of corpus callosum Anterior commissure Third ventricle Optic recess

Anterior thalamic nuclei Medullary stria of thalamus Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum Posterior commissure Nucleus of oculomotor nerve Cerebral aqueduct Commissure of inferior colliculus Vermis

Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle Medial lemniscus

Gracile nucleus Cuneate nucleus

Pyramidal decussation

POSTNATAL MR 9 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Central sulcus

Body of lateral ventricle

Centrum semiovale

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, AXIAL

229

230

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Head of caudate nucleus

Great longitudinal fissure Corpus callosum Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

Thalamostriate vein

Cavum septi pellucidi Vein of septum pellucidum

Thalamus

Posterior limb of internal capsule

Fornix

Corpus callosum Tail of caudate nucleus Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Column of fornix Genu of corpus callosum Interventricular foramen (of Monro) Vein of septum pellucidum Putamen Globus pallidus

Claustrum

Thalamostriate vein Choroidal vein Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei

Medial thalamic nuclei Pulvinar

Internal capsule Crus of fornix Tail of caudate nucleus

Internal cerebral vein Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum

Glomus of choroid plexus

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, AXIAL

231

232

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Optic recess Optic tract Infundibulum Uncus

Mammillary body

Hippocampus

Fibres of oculomotor nerve

Dentate fascia

Nucleus of trochlear nerve and medial longitudinal fasciculus

Limbus Giacomini Substantia nigra

Inferior colliculus

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Trigeminal nerve

Pyramidal tract Medial lemniscus Lateral lemniscus

Vestibulomesencephalic tract Central tegmental tract Fourth ventricle Superior cerebellar peduncle

Uvula Pyramis vermis

Dentate nucleus

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, AXIAL

233

234

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Medial lemniscus Trapezoid body

Pyramidal tract

Superior olive Flocculus

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve Vestibular nuclei Inferior cerebellar peduncle Nodulus Dentate nucleus

Uvula Pyramid

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Centrum semiovale

Olfactory sulcus

Olfactory tract

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, CORONAL

235

236

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Cavum septi pellucidi

Corpus callosum Body of caudate nucleus Anterior limb of internal capsule

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

External capsule

Vein of septum pellucidum

Putamen Lateral sulcus

Anterior commissure

Claustrum

Third ventricle

Globus pallidus Infundibulum Uncus Supraoptic commissure Optic tract

Amygdala

Substantia innominata

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Anterior thalamic nucleus Body of caudate nucleus Lateral ventricle

Fornix Thalamus Third ventricle

Lateral medullary lamina of globus pallidus Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus Lateral sulcus Insular cortex

Perforating fibres Optic tract

Ansa lenticularis

Subthalamic nucleus Cerebral peduncle Mammillary body

Inferior horn of lateral ventricle Hippocampus Hippocampal sulcus

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, CORONAL

237

238

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Precentral gyrus Corpus callosum Internal capsule Fornix Lateral medullary lamina of thalamus Superior cerebellar peduncle Subthalamic nucleus Red nucleus Optic tract Pyramidal tract Interpeduncular fossa

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Postcentral gyrus Cingulate gyrus Corpus callosum Pulvinar Superior colliculus Inferior colliculus

Optic radiation

Superior cerebellar peduncle

Dentate fascia Subiculum Presubiculum

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve Medial lemniscus Pyramid

Flocculus Inferior olive

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, CORONAL

239

240

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Calcarine sulcus Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Decussation of inferior cerebellar peduncle

Emboliform nucleus

Dentate nucleus

Lamina albae

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, CORONAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Lateral sulcus Superior temporal sulcus

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

241

242

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Tail of caudate nucleus Corona radiata Trigone of lateral ventricle

Posterior limb of internal capsule Putamen

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Lateral geniculate body Claustrum

Calcarine sulcus Collateral sulcus Hippocampus

Amygdala Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Dentate fascia

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Subthalamic nucleus

Splenium of corpus callosum

Anterior limb of internal capsule

Pulvinar

Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Centromedian nucleus

Ansa lenticularis

Inferior cerebellar peduncle Cerebellar hemisphere

Optic tract Cerebral peduncle Flocculus

Dentate nucleus

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

243

244

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Cavum septi pellucidi Lateral ventricle Genu of corpus callosum Anterior commissure Third ventricle Optic recess Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle Medial lemniscus

Anterior thalamic nuclei Medullary stria of thalamus Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum Posterior commissure Nucleus of oculomotor nerve Cerebral aqueduct Commissure of inferior colliculus Vermis

Gracile nucleus Cuneate nucleus

Pyramidal decussation

POSTNATAL MR 12 MONTHS, SAGITTAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Central sulcus

Body of lateral ventricle

Centrum semiovale

POSTNATAL MR 18 MONTHS, AXIAL

245

246

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Head of caudate nucleus

Great longitudinal fissure Corpus callosum Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

Thalamostriate vein

Cavum septi pellucidi Vein of septum pellucidum

Thalamus

Fornix

Posterior limb of internal capsule

Corpus callosum Tail of caudate nucleus Choroid plexus of lateral ventricle

POSTNATAL MR 18 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Column of fornix

Genu of corpus callosum

Interventricular foramen (of Monro) Vein of septum pellucidum Putamen

Thalamostriate vein Choroidal vein Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei

Globus pallidus

Medial thalamic nuclei

Claustrum

Pulvinar Internal capsule Crus of fornix Tail of caudate nucleus

Internal cerebral vein Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum

Glomus of choroid plexus

POSTNATAL MR 18 MONTHS, AXIAL

247

248

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Optic recess

Uncus Hippocampus Dentate fascia Limbus Giacomini Substantia nigra

Optic tract Infundibulum Mammillary body Fibres of oculomotor nerve Nucleus of trochlear nerve and medial longitudinal fasciculus Inferior colliculus

POSTNATAL MR 18 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Trigeminal nerve

Pyramidal tract Medial lemniscus Lateral lemniscus

Vestibulomesencephalic tract Central tegmental tract Fourth ventricle Superior cerebellar peduncle

Uvula Pyramis vermis

Dentate nucleus

POSTNATAL MR 18 MONTHS, AXIAL

249

250

ATL A S O F F ET A L A ND P O S T NA T A L B R A I N M R

Medial lemniscus Pyramidal tract Trapezoid body

Flocculus

Superior olive

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve

Vestibular nuclei

Inferior cerebellar peduncle

Nodulus Uvula

Dentate nucleus

Pyramid

POSTNATAL MR 18 MONTHS, AXIAL

SE C T I O N A L A N A T O M Y O F T H E PO S TNA TA L BR A IN

Centrum semiovale

Olfactory sulcus

Olfactory tract

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252

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Cavum septi pellucidi

Corpus callosum Body of caudate nucleus Anterior limb of internal capsule

Anterior horn of lateral ventricle

External capsule

Vein of septum pellucidum

Putamen Lateral sulcus

Anterior commissure Third ventricle

Claustrum

Globus pallidus Infundibulum Uncus Supraoptic commissure

Optic tract

Amygdala

Substantia innominata

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Anterior thalamic nucleus Body of caudate nucleus Lateral ventricle

Lateral medullary lamina of globus pallidus Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Fornix Thalamus

Lateral sulcus

Third ventricle Insular cortex Perforating fibres Optic tract

Ansa lenticularis

Subthalamic nucleus Cerebral peduncle Mammillary body

Inferior horn of lateral ventricle Hippocampus Hippocampal sulcus

POSTNATAL MR 18 MONTHS, CORONAL

253

254

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Precentral gyrus Corpus callosum Internal capsule Fornix Lateral medullary lamina of thalamus Superior cerebellar peduncle Subthalamic nucleus Red nucleus

Optic tract Pyramidal tract Interpeduncular fossa

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Postcentral gyrus Cingulate gyrus Corpus callosum Pulvinar

Superior colliculus Inferior colliculus

Optic radiation

Superior cerebellar peduncle

Spinal tract of trigeminal nerve Medial lemniscus Pyramid

Dentate fascia Subiculum Presubiculum Flocculus Inferior olive

POSTNATAL MR 18 MONTHS, CORONAL

255

256

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Calcarine sulcus Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Decussation of inferior cerebellar peduncle

Emboliform nucleus

Dentate nucleus

Lamina albae

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Lateral sulcus Superior temporal sulcus

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258

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Tail of caudate nucleus Corona radiata Trigone of lateral ventricle

Posterior limb of internal capsule Putamen

Posterior horn of lateral ventricle

Lateral geniculate body Claustrum

Calcarine sulcus Collateral sulcus Hippocampus

Amygdala Inferior horn of lateral ventricle

Dentate fascia

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Subthalamic nucleus Splenium of corpus callosum

Anterior limb of internal capsule

Pulvinar Medial medullary lamina of globus pallidus

Centromedian nucleus

Ansa lenticularis Inferior cerebellar peduncle Cerebellar hemisphere Optic tract Cerebral peduncle Flocculus

Dentate nucleus

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Cavum septi pellucidi

Anterior thalamic nuclei Medullary stria of thalamus

Lateral ventricle Genu of corpus callosum

Anterior commissure Third ventricle Optic recess

Cavum vergae Splenium of corpus callosum Posterior commissure Nucleus of oculomotor nerve Cerebral aqueduct Commissure of inferior colliculus Vermis

Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle Medial lemniscus

Gracile nucleus Cuneate nucleus

Pyramidal decussation

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subject index

A Abducent nerve fetus (axial), 50f, 67f, 123f, 141f fetus (coronal), 56f, 90f, 128f, 145f, 146f fetus (sagittal), 94f ADC maps, 38 Alveus, 89f Amygdala fetus (axial), 49f, 66f, 82f, 83f, 140f fetus (coronal), 54f, 70f, 86f, 87f, 106f, 127f, 143f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 57f, 110f, 111f postnatal (axial), 188f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 194f, 204f, 220f, 236f, 252f postnatal (sagittal), 177f, 210f, 226f, 242f, 258f Ansa lenticularis fetus (axial), 120f fetus (coronal), 128f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 132f, 149f postnatal (axial), 164f, 183f, 189f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 205f, 221f, 237f, 253f postnatal (sagittal), 178f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f Anterior ascending ramus, 12f Anterior cerebral artery fetus (axial), 82f, 97f, 136f fetus (coronal), 106f, 126f, 143f Anterior commissure fetus (axial), 48f, 65f, 66f, 81f, 100f, 101f, 118f, 119f, 120f, 139f fetus (coronal), 53f, 70f, 71f, 86f, 106f, 127f, 143f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 57f, 76f, 95f, 110f, 113f, 133f, 134f, 148f, 150f postnatal (axial), 163f, 164f, 183f, 188f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 204f, 220f, 236f, 252f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Anterior horizontal ramus, 9, 12f Anterior perforated substance, 120f, 143f Anterior thalamic nuclei fetus (axial), 45f, 64f, 98f, 116f, 138f fetus (coronal), 70f, 86f, 106f fetus (sagittal), 112f postnatal (axial), 189f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 205f, 221f, 237f, 253f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps, 38 Arachnoid, 8f

Arachnoid granulations, 8f Area postrema, 95f, 103f, 151f Area septalis, 47f, 64f, 80f, 99f Arteria cerebri media rami striati, 127f Atlas, overview, 2 Axial FLAIR image, 155f Axial section, fetal brain 19–20 weeks, 42–50 22–23 weeks, 61–67 25–26 weeks, 78–84 28–29 weeks, 96–103 32–33 weeks, 114–124 36–37 weeks, 135–141 Axial section, postnatal brain 0–1 month, 160–169 3–4 months, 180–189 6 months, 197–202 9 months, 213–218 12 months, 229–234 18 months, 245–250

B Basal vein, 82f Basilar artery, 55f, 124f, 141f Book, overview, 2 Brachium of inferior colliculus, 47f Brain imaging. See MR imaging

C Calcar avis, 131f Calcarine sulcus, 11f, 13, 17 fetus (axial), 119f fetus (coronal), 91f, 130f, 131f fetus (sagittal), 110f, 111f, 133f, 148f inferior surface, 29f medial surface, 32f, 33f, 34f postnatal (coronal), 192f, 194f, 208f, 224f, 256f postnatal (sagittal), 175f, 177f, 226f, 258f Callosal sulcus, 8f, 11f, 32f, 33f, 34f Caudate nucleus fetus (axial), 43f, 44f, 45f, 47f, 62f, 63f, 79f, 80f, 97f, 100f, 115f, 116f, 118f, 136f, 137f fetus (coronal), 52f, 54f, 69f, 70f, 85f, 86f, 88f, 105f, 106f, 126f, 128f, 143f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 57f, 58f, 59f, 75f, 93f, 110f, 111f, 132f, 133f, 148f, 149f, 150f postnatal (axial), 161f, 162f, 163f, 181f, 182f, 188f, 189f, 198f, 199f, 214f, 215f, 230f, 231f, 246f, 247f

Caudate nucleus (Continued) postnatal (coronal), 171f, 172f, 194f, 204f, 205f, 220f, 221f, 236f, 237f, 252f, 253f postnatal (sagittal), 177f, 210f, 226f, 242f, 258f Cavum septi pellucidi fetus (axial), 44f, 79f, 97f, 116f, 136f, 137f fetus (coronal), 52f, 69f, 85f, 105f, 126f, 143f fetus (sagittal), 76f, 77f, 112f, 113f, 134f, 151f postnatal (axial), 161f, 181f, 188f, 198f, 214f, 230f, 246f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 204f, 220f, 236f, 252f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Cavum vergae fetus (axial), 116f, 137f fetus (coronal), 88f, 107f, 147f fetus (sagittal), 77f, 112f, 113f, 134f, 151f postnatal (axial), 162f, 182f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f postnatal (coronal), 228f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 244f, 260f Central canal, 131f Central insular sulcus, 14f Central lobule (of cerebellum), 166f Central sulcus, 9, 10f, 11f, 12f, 14–17 fetus (axial), 78f, 96f, 135f, 160f, 213f, 229f fetus (sagittal), 148f lateral surface, 25f, 26f medial surface, 33f, 34f postnatal (axial), 180f, 197f, 245f postnatal (sagittal), 177f superior surface, 21f, 22f Central tegmental tract, 167f, 185f, 201f, 217f, 233f, 249f Centromedian nucleus fetus (axial), 46f, 47f, 64f, 80f, 81f, 99f, 100f, 118f, 119f, 139f fetus (coronal), 87f, 88f, 107f fetus (sagittal), 59f, 111f, 133f postnatal (axial), 163f postnatal (sagittal), 178f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f Centrum semiovale fetus (axial), 61f, 78f, 96f, 114f, 135f fetus (sagittal), 93f, 110f, 111f postnatal (axial), 160f, 170f, 180f, 187f, 197f, 213f, 229f, 245f postnatal (coronal), 203f, 219f, 235f, 251f

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Cerebellar hemisphere, 11f, 24f fetus (axial), 49f, 67f fetus (coronal), 73f fetus (sagittal), 75f, 149f inferior surface, 28f, 29f, 30f postnatal (sagittal), 178f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f Cerebellar vermis, 11f, 33f, 34f Cerebellum, 56f, 140f, 166f Cerebral aqueduct fetus (axial), 65f, 120f fetus (coronal), 56f, 89f, 129f, 145f fetus (sagittal), 77f, 95f, 134f, 151f postnatal (axial), 164f, 183f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Cerebral cortex, 8f Cerebral palsy, 155f Cerebral peduncle fetus (axial), 48f, 49f, 82f, 101f, 140f fetus (coronal), 55f, 72f, 88f, 107f, 128f fetus (sagittal), 58f, 60f, 75f, 94f, 112f, 133f, 149f postnatal (axial), 166f, 189f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 205f, 221f, 237f, 253f postnatal (sagittal), 178f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f Choroid plexus fetus (axial), 43f, 62f, 64f, 98f, 115f, 117f, 138f, 139f fetus (coronal), 55f, 73f, 89f, 91f, 109f fetus (sagittal), 77f, 132f postnatal (axial), 162f, 182f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f Choroidal fissure, 57f, 74f, 116f, 138f Choroidal vein, 162f, 182f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f Cingulate gyrus, 11f medial surface, 33f, 34f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f Cingulate sulcus, 8f, 11f, 13, 17, 33f, 34f Circular sulcus, 14f Claustrum fetus (axial), 45f, 47f, 63f, 80f, 97f, 116f, 139f fetus (coronal), 52f, 53f, 69f, 70f, 86f, 105f, 126f, 143f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 57f postnatal (axial), 162f, 182f, 188f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 194f, 204f, 220f, 236f, 252f postnatal (sagittal), 177f, 210f, 226f, 242f, 258f Cochlear nucleus, 58f, 67f, 75f Collateral sulcus, 13, 17–18 postnatal (coronal), 194f postnatal (sagittal), 177f, 210f, 226f, 242f, 258f Column of fornix. See also Crus of the fornix; Fornix fetus (axial), 48f, 64f, 65f, 80f, 81f, 99f, 100f, 117f, 118f, 119f, 120f, 138f, 139f fetus (coronal), 53f, 54f, 70f, 71f, 86f, 106f, 127f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 76f, 95f, 113f postnatal (axial), 215f, 231f, 247f Commissure of inferior colliculus, 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Core Text of Neuroanatomy (Carpenter), 1 Cornu ammonis, 66f, 88f, 89f, 101f

Corona radiata fetus (coronal), 146f postnatal (coronal), 194f postnatal (sagittal), 177f, 210f, 226f, 242f, 258f Coronal section. See Coronal section, fetal brain; Coronal section, postnatal brain Coronal section, fetal brain 19–20 weeks, 51–56 22–23 weeks, 68–73 25–26 weeks, 85–91 28–29 weeks, 104–109 32–33 weeks, 125–131 36–37 weeks, 142–147 Coronal section, postnatal brain 0–1 month, 170–174 3–4 months, 190–194 6 months, 203–208 9 months, 219–224 12 months, 235–240 18 months, 251–256 Corpus callosum, 8f, 11f fetus (axial), 43f, 44f, 45f, 46f, 62f, 79f, 97f, 98f, 99f, 115f, 117f, 118f, 136f, 137f, 138f, 139f fetus (coronal), 52f, 54f, 69f, 76f, 77f, 85f, 89f, 105f, 107f, 126f, 127f, 143f, 147f fetus (sagittal), 93f, 95f, 112f, 113f, 134f, 151f medial surface, 32f, 33f, 34f postnatal (axial), 161f, 162f, 181f, 182f, 188f, 198f, 199f, 214f, 215f, 230f, 231f, 246f, 247f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 173f, 174f, 190f, 191f, 204f, 206f, 207f, 220f, 222f, 223f, 236f, 238f, 239f, 252f, 254f, 255f postnatal (sagittal), 178f, 179f, 195f, 196f, 211f, 212f, 227f, 228f, 243f, 244f, 259f, 260f Corpus callosum sulcus, 111f Cortex, 51f, 61f, 68f, 78f Cortical plate, 37f, 38, 38t Crus of the fornix. See also Column of fornix; Fornix fetus (axial), 45f, 116f, 117f fetus (coronal), 55f, 88f, 107f, 147f, fetus (sagittal), 58f, 110f, 133f, 137f, 149f, 150f postnatal (axial), 215f, 231f, 247f Culmen, 121f Cuneate fascia, 113f Cuneate nucleus fetus (axial), 103f, 124f fetus (coronal), 91f, 131f, 147f fetus (sagittal), 76f, 94f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Cuneus, 11f, 33f, 34f

D Decussation of inferior cerebellar peduncle fetus (coronal), 131f postnatal (coronal), 192f, 224f, 240f, 256f Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle fetus (axial), 83f fetus (coronal), 129f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f

Dentate fascia fetus (axial), 66f, 100f, 101f fetus (coronal), 88f postnatal (axial), 164f, 165f, 183f, 184f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 194f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f postnatal (sagittal), 177f, 210f, 226f, 242f, 258f Dentate gyrus, 90f Dentate nucleus fetus (axial), 49f, 50f, 67f, 84f, 102f, 122f, 141f fetus (coronal), 73f, 91f, 109f, 130f, 131f, 147f fetus (sagittal), 58f, 75f, 112f, 149f postnatal (axial), 167f, 168f, 169f, 185f, 186f, 201f, 202f, 217f, 218f, 233f, 234f, 249f, 250f postnatal (coronal), 192f, 208f, 224f, 240f, 256f postnatal (sagittal), 175f, 178f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f Descending vestibular branch, 150f Development of the Human Foetal Brain: An Anatomical Atlas (Feess-Higgins/ Larroche), 1 Diagnostic imaging. See MR imaging Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), 38, 40f Diploic vein, 8f Dorsal accessory olivary nucleus, 130f Dura matter, 8f DWI, 38, 40f Dyskinetic cerebral palsy, 155f

E Emboliform nucleus fetus (axial), 122f, 141f postnatal (coronal), 192f, 208f, 224f, 240f, 256f postnatal (sagittal), 175f Emissary vein, 8f External capsule fetus (coronal), 143f fetus (sagittal), 59f postnatal (axial), 188f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 204f, 220f, 236f, 252f

F Facial nerve fetus (axial), 123f, 124f fetus (coronal), 90f, 145f, 146f fetus (sagittal), 94f, 150f Falx, 73f, 91f Falx cerebri, 8f Fasciculus, 94f Fasciolar gyrus fetus (axial), 64f, 80f, 99f, 118f fetus (coronal), 90f fetus (sagittal), 58f postnatal (axial), 163f Fastigial nucleus, 109f, 122f Fate mapping, 36 Fetal brain, 35–151 axial section. See Axial section, fetal brain coronal section. See Coronal section, fetal brain sagittal section. See Sagittal section, fetal brain signal characteristics, 38t

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Fetal brain (Continued) stages of development, 37t transient structures, 35–38 Fetal sulcation milestones, 17t Fimbria of hippocampus fetus (axial), 66f, 99f, 118f fetus (coronal), 55f, 88f, 147f fetus (sagittal), 93f First year of life. See Postnatal brain FLAIR image, 155f Flocculus fetus (axial), 103f, 124f fetus (coronal), 73f, 109f, 130f, 145f fetus (sagittal), 58f, 75f, 112f, 149f postnatal (axial), 169f, 186f, 202f, 218f, 234f, 250f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f postnatal (sagittal), 178f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f Fornix. See also Column of fornix; Crus of the fornix fetus (axial), 63f fetus (coronal), 70f, 86f, 128f, 144f medial surface, 32f postnatal (axial), 161f, 162f, 163f, 164f, 181f, 182f, 183f, 189f, 198f, 199f, 214f, 230f, 246f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 173f, 190f, 205f, 206f, 221f, 222f, 237f, 238f, 253f, 254f Fourth ventricle fetus (axial), 50f, 67f, 103f, 122f fetus (coronal), 56f, 73f, 90f, 130f, 147f fetus (sagittal), 58f, 59f, 75f, 76f, 77f, 94f, 95f, 113f, 134f, 151f postnatal (axial), 167f, 185f, 201f, 217f, 233f, 249f Funiculus anterior, 131f

G Gangliothalamic body, 81f Garel, Catherine, 15 Geniculate body, 120f Gennari’s band, 119f Germinal matrix, 35, 36, 37f fetus (axial), 48f, 51f, 52f, 53f, 54f, 62f, 64f, 66f, 78f, 79f, 81f, 82f, 96f, 97f, 98f, 99f, 100f, 101f, 114f, 115f, 116f, 119f, 120f, 136f, 137f, 138f, 139f fetus (coronal), 69f, 72f, 85f, 86f, 87f, 89f, 104f, 105f, 106f, 107f, 125f, 126f, 142f, 143f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 58f, 75f, 92f, 93f, 94f, 110f, 112f, 132f, 148f, 149f, 150f Gestational age. See Fetal brain Gliosis, 155f Globose nucleus, 91f, 102f Globus pallidus fetus (axial), 46f, 47f, 63f, 65f, 80f, 99f, 100f, 117f, 118f, 119f, 120f, 139f fetus (coronal), 53f, 70f, 71f, 86f, 106f, 127f, 128f, 143f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 58f, 74f, 93f, 110f, 132f, 133f, 148f, 149f postnatal (axial), 162f, 163f, 164f, 182f, 183f, 188f, 189, 189f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 172f, 204f, 205f, 220f, 221f, 236f, 237f, 252f, 253f postnatal (sagittal), 178f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f

Glossopharyngeal nerve, 73f, 103f, 109f Gracile nucleus fetus (coronal), 131f fetus (sagittal), 60f, 134f, 151f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Great cerebral vein, 118f Great cerebral vein (of Galen), 76f Great longitudinal fissure fetus (axial), 96f, 114f postnatal (axial), 181f, 198f, 214f, 230f, 246f Gyrus brevi, 9, 14f Gyrus longus, 9, 14f Gyrus rectus, 101f, 121f

H Habenula fetus (axial), 46f, 64f, 80f, 100f, 118f, 139f fetus (coronal), 88f Habenulo-interpeduncular tract fetus (axial), 47f, 48f, 81f, 119f, 120f fetus (coronal), 55f, 88f, 129f, 145f Hippocampal sulcus fetus (axial), 83f, 121f fetus (coronal), 221f fetus (sagittal), 111f postnatal (axial), 189f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 205f, 237f, 253f Hippocampus fetus (axial), 46f, 65f, 81f, 82f, 83f, 100f, 101f, 119f, 121f, 140f fetus (coronal), 55f, 72f, 87f, 90f, 107f, 108f, 128f fetus (sagittal), 57f, 110f, 148f postnatal (axial), 164f, 165f, 183f, 184f, 189f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 194f, 205f, 221f, 237f, 253f postnatal (sagittal), 177f, 210f, 226f, 242f, 258f Holoprosencephaly, 15 Horizontal fissure, 131f, 141f Hypoglossal nerve, 91f, 109f, 151f Hypothalamus, 70f, 86f, 106f, 120f, 121f

I In utero imaging of fetus, 4–5 Indusium griseum, 90f, 97f, 115f Infant. See Postnatal brain Inferior cerebellar peduncle fetus (axial), 67f, 102f, 122f, 123f, 124f, 141f fetus (coronal), 109f, 130f, 146f, 147f fetus (sagittal), 58f, 149f, 150f postnatal (axial), 168f, 169f, 186f, 202f, 218f, 234f, 250f postnatal (coronal), 208f postnatal (sagittal), 175f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f Inferior colliculus fetus (axial), 48f, 66f, 101f, 140f fetus (coronal), 56f, 73f, 90f, 108f, 145f, 146f, 147f fetus (sagittal), 60f, 94f, 112f postnatal (axial), 165f, 184f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f Inferior frontal gyrus, 10f, 26f

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Inferior frontal sulcus, 9, 13, 17 Inferior olivary nucleus, 130f Inferior olive fetus (axial), 103f fetus (coronal), 56f, 73f, 91f, 146f, 223f fetus (sagittal), 60f, 76f, 77f, 94f, 113f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 239f, 255f Inferior sagittal sinus, 8f Inferior surface, 27–30 Inferior temporal gyrus, 10f, 11f, 26f Inferior temporal sulcus, 10f, 13, 17, 26f Infratentorial brain, 155f Infundibular nucleus, 49f, 66f Infundibular recess, 134f Infundibulum fetus (axial), 83f fetus (coronal), 143f postnatal (axial), 165f, 184f, 188f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 204f, 220f, 236f, 252f Insula, 9, 14f, 24f, 25f, 26f Insular cortex fetus (axial), 99f, 117f, 138f fetus (coronal), 70f, 106f, 127f postnatal (axial), 189f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 221f, 237f, 253f Intermediate zone, 36, 37f, 38t Internal capsule, 37f fetus (axial), 44f, 62f, 79f, 81f, 99f, 117f, 119f, 136f, 137f, 138f, 139f fetus (coronal), 52f, 54f, 69f, 70f, 72f, 85f, 105f, 106f, 126f fetus (sagittal), 57f, 74f, 110f, 111f, 148f postnatal (axial), 161f, 162f, 163f, 164f, 181f, 182f, 183f, 188f, 198f, 199f, 214f, 215f, 230f, 231f, 246f, 247f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 173f, 190f, 194f, 204f, 206f, 220f, 222f, 236f, 238f, 252f, 254f postnatal (sagittal), 177f, 178f, 195f, 210f, 211f, 226f, 227f, 242f, 243f, 258f, 259f Internal cerebral vein fetus (axial), 116f, 117f, 137f, 139f fetus (coronal), 88f, 129f fetus (sagittal), 76f postnatal (axial), 162f, 182f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f Interpeduncular fossa fetus (coronal), 55f postnatal (coronal), 173f, 190f, 206f, 222f, 238f, 254f Interventricular foramen, 117f, 127f, 138f Interventricular foramen (of Monro) fetus (axial), 63f, 98f fetus (sagittal), 76f postnatal (axial), 162f, 182f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f iuMR, 2

J Juxtarestiform body, 123f

L Lamina albae postnatal (coronal), 192f, 208f, 224f, 240f, 256f postnatal (sagittal), 175f Lamina terminalis, 65f, 119f

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Lateral cerebral fossa, 53f, 62f, 71f Lateral geniculate body fetus (axial), 47f, 65f, 119f fetus (coronal), 55f, 88f fetus (sagittal), 57f, 93f, 110f, 148f, 226f postnatal (axial), 164f, 183f postnatal (coronal), 194f postnatal (sagittal), 177f, 210f, 242f, 258f Lateral lemniscus fetus (axial), 122f fetus (coronal), 90f, 108f, 145f fetus (sagittal), 112f, 150f postnatal (axial), 166f, 167f, 185f, 201f, 217f, 233f, 249f Lateral recess, 109f Lateral sulcus, 9, 10f, 12f, 14f fetus (axial), 116f, 136f, 137f fetus (coronal), 86f, 105f, 127f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 92f inferior surface, 28f, 29f, 30f lateral surface, 24f, 25f, 26f postnatal (axial), 188f, 189f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 172f, 193f, 204f, 205f, 220f, 221f, 236f, 237f, 241f, 252f, 253f postnatal (sagittal), 176f, 209f, 225f, 257f Lateral surface, 23–26 Lateral ventricle fetus (axial), 43f, 45f, 62f, 63f, 66f, 79f, 81f, 82f, 97f, 98f, 99f, 100f, 101f, 114f, 115f, 116f, 117f, 118f, 119f, 121f, 136f, 137f, 138f, 140f fetus (coronal), 51f, 52f, 69f, 72f, 85f, 87f, 91f, 108f, 126f, 128f, 130f, 131f, 143f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 57f, 58f, 60f, 74f, 75f, 92f, 93f, 94f, 95f, 110f, 111f, 113f, 148f, 149f, 150f postnatal (axial), 160f, 161f, 163f, 180f, 181f, 188f, 189f, 197f, 198f, 213f, 214f, 229f, 230f, 245f, 246f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 172f, 192f, 194f, 204f, 205f, 208f, 220f, 221f, 224f, 236f, 237f, 240f, 252f, 253f, 256f postnatal (sagittal), 175f, 177f, 179f, 196f, 210f, 212f, 226f, 228f, 242f, 244f, 258f, 260f Limbus Giacomini fetus (axial), 66f, 101f fetus (sagittal), 58f postnatal (axial), 165f, 184f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f

M Macroscopic myelination, 153 Mammillary body fetus (axial), 49f, 66f, 82f, 101f, 121f fetus (coronal), 72f, 87f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 77f, 95f, 113f, 151f postnatal (axial), 165f, 184f, 189f, 200f, 216f, 248f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 205f, 221f, 237f, 253f Mammillothalamic tract fetus (axial), 47f, 65f, 80f, 81f, 99f, 100f, 118f, 119f fetus (coronal), 54f, 71f, 86f Marginal zone, 37 Massa intermedia fetus (axial), 46f, 64f, 80f, 117f, 139f fetus (coronal), 72f, 87f, 128f postnatal (axial), 163f

Matrix mesencephalica, 35 Matrix rhombencephalica, 35 Matrix telencephalica, 35 Medial accessory olivary nucleus, 130f Medial geniculate body fetus (axial), 65f fetus (sagittal), 58f, 59f, 75f, 132f Medial and lateral geniculate body, 145f Medial lemniscus fetus (axial), 84f, 121f, 122f, 124f, 140f, 141f fetus (coronal), 109f, 129f, 145f fetus (sagittal), 150f, 151f postnatal (axial), 164f, 166f, 167f, 169f, 183f, 185f, 186f, 201f, 202f, 217f, 218f, 233f, 234f, 249f, 250f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 255f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Medial longitudinal fasciculus fetus (axial), 49f, 101f, 102f, 120f, 121f, 122f, 140f, 141f fetus (coronal), 89f, 90f, 108f, 129f, 145f, 146f fetus (sagittal), 95f, 113f, 134f postnatal (axial), 164f, 165f, 168f, 183f, 184f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f Medial surface, 31–34 Medial thalamic nuclei fetus (axial), 64f, 98f, 117f fetus (coronal), 87f, 107f fetus (sagittal), 112f postnatal (axial), 162f, 182f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f Median longitudinal fissure, 10f, 11f, 20f inferior surface, 28f, 29f, 30f superior surface, 21f, 22f Medulla, 11f inferior surface, 28f, 29f, 30f medial surface, 34f Medullary stria of thalamus, 117f, 179f, 196f Meningeal vein, 8f Mesencephalic tract of trigeminal, 140f Midbrain, 32f, 33f, 34f Middle cerebellar peduncle, 67f, 90f, 102f Middle cerebral artery fetus (axial), 82f, 121f fetus (coronal), 71f, 106f, 143f fetus (sagittal), 111f Middle frontal gyrus, 10f, 26f Middle temporal gyrus, 10f, 26f Migrating cells fetus (axial), 42f, 44f, 45f, 48f, 49f, 61f, 62f, 78f, 79f fetus (coronal), 51f, 53f, 68f, 70f, 71f, 87f, 89f, 104f, 125f, 131f, 142f fetus (sagittal), 74f, 93f, 110f MR imaging fetal brain. See Fetal brain postnatal brain. See Postnatal brain surface anatomy. See Surface anatomy techniques. See Techniques used uses, 1 Myelination, 153–154, 157t

N Neonatal brain. See Postnatal brain Neuroepithelium, 35

Nodulus fetus (axial), 102f, 141f fetus (coronal), 147f postnatal (axial), 168f, 169f, 186f, 202f, 218f, 234f, 250f Nomina Anatomica, 35

O Occipital lobe, 10f, 22f, 26f Occulomotor nerve, 77f, 121f, 134f, 248f fetus (axial), 101f fetus (coronal), 88f, 128f, 129f fetus (sagittal), 95f, 151f postnatal (axial), 165f, 184f, 200f, 216f, 232f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Oculomotor nucleus fetus (axial), 48f, 83f, 140f fetus (sagittal), 113f postnatal (axial), 166f Olfactory region, 57f Olfactory sulcus fetus (axial), 121f fetus (coronal), 125f, 142f inferior surface, 30f postnatal (axial), 187f postnatal (coronal), 170f, 203f, 219f, 235f, 251f Olfactory tract, 11f fetus (axial), 49f, 66f, 82f, 101f, 121f fetus (coronal), 52f, 69f, 85f, 105f, 126f, 142f fetus (sagittal), 59f, 60f, 94f, 112f inferior surface, 28f, 29f, 30f medial surface, 33f, 34f postnatal (axial), 187f postnatal (coronal), 170f, 203f, 219f, 235f, 251f Opercula, 9 Optic chiasm, 11f fetus (axial), 83f, 121f fetus (coronal), 86f, 127f, 143f fetus (sagittal), 60f, 77f, 151f inferior surface, 29f, 30f medial surface, 34f postnatal (axial), 166f Optic radiation fetus (axial), 101f postnatal (axial), 163f, 164f, 183f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f postnatal (sagittal), 228f Optic recess fetus (axial), 66f, 82f fetus (coronal), 143f fetus (sagittal), 134f postnatal (axial), 165f, 184f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 244f, 260f Optic tract fetus (axial), 48f, 49f, 66f, 82f, 101f, 121f fetus (coronal), 54f, 70f, 71f, 87f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 94f, 112f, 133f, 149f postnatal (axial), 165f, 184f, 188f, 189f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 172f, 173f, 190f, 204f, 205f, 206f, 220f, 221f, 222f, 236f, 237f, 238f, 252f, 253f, 254f postnatal (sagittal), 178f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f

SUBJEC T IND EX

Orbital sulcus, 30f Overview of atlas, 2

P Parieto-occipital sulcus, 9, 10f, 11f fetus (sagittal), 60f, 111f, 133f medial surface, 32f, 33f, 34f superior surface, 20f, 21f, 22f Pars marginalis, 16f Pars marginalis of cingulate sulcus, 11f, 33f, 34f Pars opercularis, 13f Pars orbitalis, 13f Pars triangularis, 13f Pedunculus cerebellaris inferior, 112f Perforating fibres fetus (coronal), 128f fetus (sagittal), 132f, 133f, 149f postnatal (axial), 189f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 205f, 221f, 237f, 253f Pia meter, 8f Pineal body, 146f Pineal gland fetus (axial), 46f, 64f, 118f fetus (sagittal), 77f, 95f, 134f, 151f medial surface, 32f pmMR, 2 Pons, 11f fetus (axial), 50f, 67f, 122f fetus (coronal), 55f, 89f, 108f, 129f fetus (sagittal), 59f, 113f, 134f inferior surface, 28f, 29f, 30f medial surface, 34f Postcentral gyrus, 10f, 16f lateral surface, 25f, 26f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f superior surface, 21f, 22f Postcentral sulcus, 10f, 16f fetus (axial), 114f, 135f lateral surface, 26f superior surface, 21f, 22f Posterior ascending ramus, 12f Posterior cerebral artery, 83f, 128f Posterior commissure fetus (axial), 119f fetus (coronal), 129f, 145f fetus (sagittal), 77f, 113f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Posterior descending ramus, 12f Posterior horizontal ramus, 12f Posterior perforated substance, 134f Posterior ramus, 9 Posterior spinocerebellar tracts, 131f Postmortem fetal tissue sections, 2 Postmortem MR imaging of fetus, 2–4 Postnatal brain, 153–260 axial section. See Axial section, postnatal brain coronal section. See Coronal section, postnatal brain myelination, 153–154, 157t overview, 153–157 sagittal section. See Sagittal section, postnatal brain Postnatal MR imaging, 5 Precentral gyrus, 10f, 13f, 16f lateral surface, 25f, 26f postnatal (coronal), 173f, 190f, 206f, 222f, 238f, 254f superior surface, 21f, 22f

Precentral sulcus, 10f, 21f, 22f, 26f Precuneus, 11f, 33f, 34f Presubiculum, 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f Primary germinal matrix, 35, 36 Pulvinar fetus (axial), 46f, 64f, 80f, 81f, 99f, 100f, 117f, 118f, 119f, 139f fetus (coronal), 147f fetus (sagittal), 59f, 93f, 110f, 111f, 132f, 133f postnatal (axial), 162f, 163f, 182f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f postnatal (sagittal), 178f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f Putamen, 37f fetus (axial), 44f, 45f, 47f, 63f, 65f, 80f, 100f, 116f, 120f, 137f, 139f fetus (coronal), 52f, 53f, 69f, 70f, 85f, 105f, 126f, 143f, 144f fetus (sagittal), 57f, 58f, 74f, 93f, 110f, 111f, 148f, 149f postnatal (axial), 162f, 182f, 188f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 194f, 204f, 220f, 236f, 252f postnatal (sagittal), 177f, 210f, 226f, 242f, 258f Pyramid fetus (axial), 102f, 103f, 141f fetus (coronal), 56f, 73f, 130f postnatal (axial), 169f, 186f, 202f, 218f, 234f, 250f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f Pyramidal decussation fetus (coronal), 146f fetus (sagittal), 134f, 151f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Pyramidal tract fetus (axial), 50f, 84f fetus (coronal), 55f, 89f, 90f, 108f, 129f fetus (sagittal), 59f, 60f, 76f, 77f, 94f, 95f, 113f postnatal (axial), 166f, 167f, 168f, 169f, 185f, 186f, 201f, 202f, 217f, 218f, 233f, 234f, 249f, 250f postnatal (coronal), 173f, 190f, 206f, 222f, 254f Pyramis vermis, 233f, 249f

Q Quadrigeminal plate, 47f, 65f, 76f, 150f

R Red nucleus fetus (axial), 48f, 120f, 121f fetus (coronal), 55f, 88f fetus (sagittal), 60f, 76f, 112f, 113f, 150f postnatal (axial), 164f, 183f postnatal (coronal), 173f, 190f, 206f, 222f, 238f, 254f Rhinencephalic cavity, 52f, 60f

S Sagittal section, fetal brain 19–20 weeks, 57–60 22–23 weeks, 74–77

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Sagittal section, fetal brain (Continued) 25–26 weeks, 92–95 28–29 weeks, 110–113 32–33 weeks, 132–134 36–37 weeks, 148–151 Sagittal section, postnatal brain 0–1 month, 175–179 3–4 months, 195–196 6 months, 209–212 9 months, 225–228 12 months, 241–244 18 months, 257–260 Secondary germinal matrix, 35, 36 Sectional anatomy. See Fetal brain; Postnatal brain Septum pellucidum. See also Vein of septum pellucidum fetus (axial), 44f, 63f, 97f, 98f, 116f fetus (coronal), 143f fetus (sagittal), 112f Somatosensory radiation, 135f, 148f STF1, 36 STF2, 36 STF3, 36 STF4, 36 STF5, 36 STF6, 36 Stratified transitional field (STF), 36 Striatal matrix, 35 Subarachnoid space, 8f Subcentral gyrus, 13f Subcommissural organ, 81f, 119f Subependymal vein, 115f, 144f Subiculum, 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f Subplate, 37f, 38, 38t Substantia innominata postnatal (axial), 188f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 204f Substantia innominata fetus (axial), 120f fetus (coronal), 127f, 143f fetus (sagittal), 111f postnatal (coronal), 220f, 236f, 252f Substantia nigra fetus (axial), 49f, 66f, 83f, 101f fetus (coronal), 55f, 88f fetus (sagittal), 59f, 111f postnatal (axial), 165f, 184f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f Subthalamic nucleus fetus (axial), 48f, 65f, 119f, 120f fetus (coronal), 54f, 71f, 72f, 87f, 107f, 128f fetus (sagittal), 59f, 75f, 111f, 133f, 149f postnatal (axial), 164f, 183f, 189f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 173f, 190f, 205f, 206f, 221f, 222f, 237f, 238f, 253f, 254f postnatal (sagittal), 178f, 195f, 211f, 227f, 243f, 259f Subventricular zone, 35, 37f, 38t Sulcus hypothalamicus, 106f Sulcus visualization, 17t Superficial cerebral vein, 8f Superior cerebellar peduncle fetus (axial), 49f, 66f, 122f, 140f fetus (coronal), 56f, 130f, 145f, 146f, 147f postnatal (axial), 164f, 166f, 167f, 183f, 185f, 201f, 217f, 233f, 249f postnatal (coronal), 173f, 174f, 190f, 191f, 206f, 207f, 222f, 223f, 238f, 239f, 254f, 255f

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Superior colliculus fetus (axial), 120f fetus (coronal), 56f postnatal (axial), 164f, 183f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f Superior frontal gyrus, 8f, 10f, 11f lateral surface, 26f medial surface, 34f superior surface, 22f Superior frontal sulcus, 9, 10f, 13, 17 lateral surface, 26f superior surface, 22f Superior medullary velum, 146f Superior olive fetus (axial), 67f, 123f fetus (coronal), 56f, 145f fetus (sagittal), 94f postnatal (axial), 169f, 186f, 202f, 218f, 234f, 250f Superior sagittal sinus, 8f Superior surface, 19–22 Superior temporal gyrus, 10f, 13f lateral surface, 25f, 26f Superior temporal sulcus, 10f, 13, 17 lateral surface, 25f, 26f postnatal (coronal), 193f postnatal (sagittal), 176f, 209f, 225f, 257f Superior vestibular nuclei, 102f Supramarginal gyrus, 10f, 25f, 26f Supraoptic commissure fetus (coronal), 144f postnatal (axial), 171f, 188f postnatal (coronal), 204f, 220f, 236f, 252f Suprapineal recess fetus (axial), 80f fetus (coronal), 146f fetus (sagittal), 76f, 77f, 151f Supratentorial brain, 154f Supratentorial myelination, 153 Surface anatomy, 7–34 central sulcus, 14–17 inferior surface, 27–30 lateral surface, 23–26 medial surface, 31–34 sulci/fissures, 7–14, 17–18 superior surface, 19–22

T T1-weighted image, 4f, 5 T2-weighted image, 4f Techniques used postmortem fetal tissue sections, 2 postmortem MR imaging of fetus, 2–4 postnatal MR imaging, 5 techniques, contrasted, 5–6 in utero imaging of fetus, 4–5 Temporal pole, 105f Tentorium, 73f, 75f, 108f Textbook, overview, 2 Thalamostriate vein fetus (axial), 138f

Thalamostriate vein (Continued) fetus (coronal), 71f, 106f fetus (sagittal), 111f, 133f, 150f postnatal (axial), 161f, 162f, 181f, 182f, 198f, 199f, 214f, 215f, 230f, 231f, 246f, 247f Thalamus fetus (axial), 44f, 46f, 63f, 64f, 98f, 116f, 137f fetus (coronal), 53f, 54f, 71f, 72f, 86f, 87f, 107f fetus (sagittal), 58f, 77f, 93f, 94f, 132f, 149f, 150f, 151f medial surface, 32f, 33f, 34f postnatal (axial), 161f, 163f, 181f, 189f, 198f, 214f, 230f, 246f postnatal (coronal), 172f, 173f, 205f, 206f, 221f, 222f, 237f, 238f, 253f, 254f postnatal (sagittal), 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Third ventricle fetus (axial), 45f, 63f, 65f, 99f, 117f, 119f, 138f, 139f fetus (coronal), 53f, 54f, 55f, 70f, 107f, 127f, 128f, 129f, 144f, 145f fetus (sagittal), 76f, 77f, 95f, 151f postnatal (axial), 164f, 183f, 188f, 189f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 172f, 204f, 205f, 220f, 221f, 236f, 237f, 252f, 253f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f 3-T system, 4 Tractus solitarius, 91f, 147f Transient fetal zones, 36, 37 Transverse cerebral fissure, 74f, 93f, 132f Trapezoid body fetus (axial), 123f, 141f fetus (sagittal), 112f postnatal (axial), 168f, 169f, 186f, 202f, 218f, 234f, 250f Trigeminal nerve fetus (axial), 50f, 84f, 102f, 103f, 122f, 123f, 124f, 141f fetus (coronal), 89f, 90f, 108f, 129f, 130f, 131f, 145f, 146f fetus (sagittal), 112f, 150f postnatal (axial), 166f, 167f, 168f, 169f, 185f, 186f, 201f, 202f, 217f, 218f, 233f, 234f, 249f, 250f postnatal (coronal), 174f, 191f, 207f, 223f, 239f, 255f Trochlear nerve fetus (axial), 101f, 140f fetus (coronal), 89f, 108f, 146f postnatal (axial), 165f, 184f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f Tuber, 141f

Uncus (Continued) fetus (coronal), 127f, 143f, 144f postnatal (axial), 165f, 184f, 188f, 200f, 216f, 232f, 248f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 204f, 220f, 236f, 252f Uvula fetus (axial), 102f, 141f postnatal (axial), 167f, 168f, 169f, 185f, 186f, 202f, 217f, 218f, 233f, 234f, 249f, 250f postnatal (axial), 201f

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Z

Uncinate tract of cerebellum, 109f Uncus fetus (axial), 83f, 101f

Zona incerta fetus (axial), 47f, 81f, 100f fetus (coronal), 87f, 107f

V Vein of septum pellucidum. See also Septum pellucidum fetus (axial), 137f fetus (coronal), 126f, 127f, 143f postnatal (axial), 160f, 161f, 162f, 180f, 181f, 182f, 188f, 197f, 198f, 199f, 213f, 214f, 215f, 229f, 230f, 231f, 245f, 246f, 247f postnatal (coronal), 171f, 204f, 220f, 236f, 252f Velum interpositum, 77f, 116f, 137f, 151f Venous lacuna, 8f Ventral cochlear nucleus, 112f, 124f, 146f Ventral and dorsal induction, 15 Ventricular zone, 37f, 38t Ventrolateral thalamic nuclei fetus (axial), 45f, 64f, 80f, 81f, 98f, 99f, 100f, 117f, 118f, 139f fetus (coronal), 86f, 87f, 107f fetus (sagittal), 59f, 75f, 111f, 132f postnatal (axial), 162f, 182f, 199f, 215f, 231f, 247f Vermis fetus (axial), 49f, 66f, 67f fetus (coronal), 73f, 130f fetus (sagittal), 60f, 76f, 151f postnatal (axial), 167f, 185f, 201f, 217f postnatal (sagittal), 179f, 196f, 212f, 228f, 244f, 260f Vertebral artery, 56f Vestibular nuclei fetus (axial), 50f, 67f, 123f fetus (coronal), 109f, 146f postnatal (axial), 168f, 169f, 186f, 202f, 218f, 234f, 250f Vestibulocochlear nerve, 90f, 124f, 145f, 146f Vestibulomesencephalic tract fetus (axial), 122f postnatal (axial), 167f, 185f, 201f, 217f, 233f, 249f