parasagittal
Beside the midline
Parasagittal describes an anatomical plane parallel to the sagittal plane but offset to one side.
The sagittal plane divides the body into left and right halves; a parasagittal plane runs alongside it without passing through the midline.
The term appears in medical imaging and neuroanatomy: a parasagittal section through the brain, parasagittal lesions.
Half of a ball
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- midlineCentral dividing axis
- gyrusCerebral cortex ridge
- sulcusGroove in tissue
fissure · frontal · parietal · occipital · temporal · cerebrum · white matter · grey matter
Circlet or wreath
- axialAlong a rotation line
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- sectionDistinct divided part
- slicePortion cut off
MRI · CT scan · tomography · transverse · longitudinal · cross-section · brain scan · neuroimaging
hemisphere
Half of a ball
sulcus · fissure · frontal · parietal · occipital · temporal · cerebrum · white matter · grey matter · meninges
coronal
Circlet or wreath
slice · MRI · CT scan · tomography · transverse · longitudinal · cross-section · brain scan · neuroimaging · radiograph
craniotomy
Surgical skull removal procedure
meningioma · tumor · neurosurgery · bone flap · dura · exposure · operative · excision · biopsy · decompression
parasagittalcoronal
Circlet or wreath
frontal · transverse · horizontal · axial · sagittal