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(V0, V1, and V2), which are ordered in such a way that the normalized cross-product of vector ''V0V1''
and vector ''V0V2'' gives the outward normal of the face.
(V0, V1, and V2), which are ordered in such a way that the normalized cross-product of vector --''V0''``''V1''--
and vector --''V0''``''V2''-- gives the outward normal of the face.

A surface normal is by definition a three-dimensional vector which is perpendicular to that surface.

The surfaces (white or pial) generated by FreeSurfer are represented in the form of triangular meshes. In this case, a normal vector can be computed for each face or triangle of a given surface mesh, using the vector cross-product of two edges of the face triangle.

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In addition, the surfaces generated by FreeSurfer are considered to be oriented, and the direction of the surface normal follows the right-hand rule. In particular, each triangle face has three vertices (V0, V1, and V2), which are ordered in such a way that the normalized cross-product of vector --V0V1-- and vector --V0V2-- gives the outward normal of the face.

By convention, FreeSurfer defines the normal vector at a surface vertex as the normalized average of the normal vectors at all faces sharing this vertex.

FreeSurferWiki/SurfaceNormal (last edited 2021-09-22 11:49:38 by DevaniCordero)