Scoring system for visual evaluation of tract reconstruction of the fornix

0 Points1 Point2 Points
Shape of the fornixaNo recognition of shapePartially abnormal shapeNormal shape
Orientation of fibersaComplete disorientationPartially abnormal orientationNormal orientation
Symmetry of cruraOne missing crusPartially asymmetricNormal symmetry
Presence of non-realistic fibersaOutweighing the total number of fibersLess than the number of realistic fibersNone
No. of fiber trajectories<1010–100>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