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. 2017 Jul 25;11:369. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00369

Table 1.

Landmarks used in analysis of the brain and skull.

LM No. Abbreviations Skull landmarks used in linear distances
S1 amsph Most antero-medial point on the body of the sphenoid
S2 bas Mid-point on the anterior margin of the foramen magnum, taken on basioccipital
S3 lsqu Most superior point on the squamous temporal, intersection of the coronal suture, left side
S4 loci The superior posterior point on the ectocranial surface of the occipital lateralis on the foramen magnum
S5 lpto Most postero-medial point on the parietal
S6 lsyn Most antero-lateral point on the corner of the basioccipital
S7 rsqu Most superior point on the squamous temporal, intersection of the coronal suture, right side
S8 roci The superior posterior point on the ectocranial surface of the occipital lateralis on the foramen magnum
S9 rpto Most postero-medial point on the parietal
S10 rsyn Most antero-lateral point on the corner of the basioccipital
LM No. Abbreviations Brain landmarks used in linear distances
B1 ac Anterior commisure at midline
B2 aptc Intersection of pons with most caudal aspect of the ventral cerebral surface
B3 gcc Genu of corpus callosum
B4 midcb Most caudal point on cerebellar surface
B5 lobc Most superolateral point of intersection of olfactory bulb with anterior frontal lobe surface, left side
B6 lpol Most caudolateral point on occipital lobe surface, left side
B7 obnp Most superiomedial point on the surface of the brain indicating the intersection of the olfactory bulbs with the nasal passages
B8 robc Most superolateral point of intersection of olfactory bulb with anterior frontal lobe surface, right side
B9 rpol Most caudolateral point on occipital lobe surface, right side
B10 spcc Most superiomedial point on the surface of the brain indicating the intersection of the most posterior portions of the left and right halves of the occipital lobes

Landmark locations are shown in Figure 2.