Parieto-occipital sulcus

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Synonyms: parieto-occipital fissure, parieto-occipital sulcus

The parieto-occipital sulcus is a sulcus, which separates the parietal and occipital lobe from each other.

Anatomy

Together with the calcarine fissure, the parieto-occipital sulcus demarcates the cuneus of the medial occipital lobe.

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Imaging

The parieto-occipital sulcus is best visualized in a midsagittal section.