Fig. 3.

3D visualization of the pose of mean shapes averaged from preterm group (Red) and term group (Blue). The relative position of thalamus are presented in a transparent head, shown in Axial, Sagittal and Coronal views. A close look of the Axial view is shown in the bottom right corner: areas where the mean shapes of two groups overlaid appear in purple. Note the borders of these two structures: shift of pose is evident on the left thalamus, while less visible variants appear on the right thalamus. In addition, there appears to be more shifting of the anterior and posterior ends of the thalamus which co-localize to the pulvinar (posterior) and the medial dorsal and anterior nucleus (anterior).