The superior frontal sulcus is a groove running from front to back on the outer surface of the frontal lobe, separating the superior frontal gyrus from the middle frontal gyrus.
| Location | Lateral surface of the frontal lobe, roughly parallel to the midline, ending at the precentral sulcus |
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| Blood Supply | Anterior cerebral artery; Middle cerebral artery |
Landmark dividing frontal gyri; its back end lies near the frontal eye field.
It is a useful landmark on MRI to find the hand area of the motor cortex and frontal eye field, and to plan surgical approaches to frontal tumours and the lateral ventricle.
Mass in the frontal lobe localised using sulcal landmarks.
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