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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neuroimage. 2010 Mar 1;51(2):677–683. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.02.048

Table 2. Talairach, MNI, and Converted MNI Coordinates for Recall > Baseline.

Two sets of coordinates were obtained for a sample contrast (Recall > Baseline), based on normalization to (a) Talairach space (9 clusters) or (b) MNI space (10 clusters). Small differences in cluster centers of mass and extents were observed between the images. Coordinates were closely examined to find matching pairs (as seen on the same line). 7 matching coordinates were observed. The Euclidean distances, d, between the MNI and Talairach pairs of coordinates were computed and averaged to obtain a mean value of 6.743 mm. MNI coordinates obtained for the Recall > Baseline contrast were converted to Talairach coordinates using (c) the Brett transform (mni2tal) and (d) the Lancaster transform (icbm2tal). Euclidean distances were also computed and averaged from the converted coordinates to the Talairach coordinates.

(a) Talairach Coordinates (b) MNI Coordinates
x y z Z x y z Z d
-4 -90 -6 9.42 -4 -92 -8 9.08 2.828
-14 -16 6 7.56 -12 -14 6 8.09 2.828
-4 14 40 7.06 2 20 44 8.17 9.381
42 6 24 6.68 44 10 24 6.46 4.472
30 18 0 6.49 38 20 -8 6.66 11.489
-40 50 2 4.71 -42 56 -2 4.87 7.483
40 -32 42 4.30 46 -34 48 4.43 8.718

Average Distance Between Talairach and MNI Clusters = 6.743 mm

Tal Only 10 -4 0 4.66 MNI Only
6 -88 32 4.60
26 -94 -4 7.29
-42 28 14 6.44
48 40 22 5.52

(c) Converted Using Brett Transform (d) Converted Using Lancaster Transform

X Y Z d X Y Z d
-3.96 -89.52 -2.85 3.187 -5.15 -87.73 -9.72 4.507
-11.88 -13.27 6.16 3.460 -12.49 -14.54 7.67 2.683
1.98 21.51 39.51 9.613 0.78 15.37 44.08 6.432
43.56 10.85 21.59 5.636 40.55 6.70 25.66 2.313
37.62 18.99 -7.55 10.773 34.98 18.08 -2.58 5.609
-41.58 54.16 -4.03 7.494 -40.62 52.52 4.62 3.688
45.54 -30.61 45.67 6.789 42.23 -36.42 44.58 5.583

Average Distance = 6.707 mm Average Distance = 4.402 mm