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. 2014 Jun;35(6):1219–1225. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3830

Scoring system for visual evaluation of tract reconstruction of the fornix

0 Points 1 Point 2 Points
Shape of the fornixa No recognition of shape Partially abnormal shape Normal shape
Orientation of fibersa Complete disorientation Partially abnormal orientation Normal orientation
Symmetry of crura One missing crus Partially asymmetric Normal symmetry
Presence of non-realistic fibersa Outweighing the total number of fibers Less than the number of realistic fibers None
No. of fiber trajectories <10 10–100 >100
a

Shape, orientation, and presence of non-realistic fibers with regard to description of anatomy by Nieuwenhuys et al, The Human Central Nervous System, 2008.20