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Neuroanatomical Domain Of The Foundational Model Of Anatomy Ontology, B Nolan Nichols, Jose Lv Mejino, Landon T. Detwiler, Trond T. Nilsen, Maryann E. Martone, Jessica Turner, Daniel L. Rubin, James F. Brinkley

Neuroscience Institute Faculty Publications

Background: The diverse set of human brain structure and function analysis methods represents a difficult challenge for reconciling multiple views of neuroanatomical organization. While different views of organization are expected and valid, no widely adopted approach exists to harmonize different brain labeling protocols and terminologies. Our approach uses the natural organizing framework provided by anatomical structure to correlate terminologies commonly used in neuroimaging. Description: The Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA) Ontology provides a semantic framework for representing the anatomical entities and relationships that constitute the phenotypic organization of the human body. In this paper we describe recent enhancements to the …