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The representation of white matter in the central nervous system

Baud, Robert ; Sprumont, Pierre ; Donkelaar, Hans J. ten

In: Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2018, vol. 12, p. -

The white matter of the central nervous system (CNS) is difficult to represent in anatomy because it is located predominantly “between” other anatomical entities. In a classic presentation, like a cross section of a brain segment, white matter is present and can be labeled adequately. Several appearances of the same entity are feasible on successive cross section views. The problem is the...

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Anatomical terms: towards development of terminologies (terminogenesis)

Sprumont, Pierre

In: European Journal of Anatomy, 2016, vol. 20, no. 3, p. 249-280

Anatomy is older than its name that means "cutting out" in Greek. The cut out parts must bear a name. This historical review is an attempt to investigate the evolution of the anatomical names from the prehistorical times when humans had no handwriting to record anatomy until the discovery of printing when anatomical names could become disseminated in printed books.Throughout indeterminately...

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Ordering by the numbers in anatomy and by letters Too

Neumann, Paul E. ; Baud, Robert ; Sprumont, Pierre

In: Clinical Anatomy, 2017, vol. 30, no. 6, p. 700–702

Here, new rules of Latin anatomical nomenclature are proposed to deal with cases not covered by existing or other recommended rules. Determiners (e.g., numerals, letters, alphanumeric strings, and Latin names of Greek letters) should follow the noun they specify or limit, just as it is recommended that adjectives should follow the noun they modify. In general, Roman numerals, Latin letters,...

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Human anatomy nomenclature rules for the computer age

Neumann, Paul E. ; Baud, Robert ; Sprumont, Pierre

In: Clinical Anatomy, 2017, vol. 30, no. 3, p. 300–302

Information systems are increasing in importance in biomedical sciences and medical practice. The nomenclature rules of human anatomy were reviewed for adequacy with respect to modern needs. New rules are proposed here to ensure that each Latin term is uniquely associated with an anatomical entity, as short and simple as possible, and machine-interpretable. Observance of these recommendations...