The available cortical parcellations created for adults are inapplicable for fetuses, due to dramatic differences in brain appearances and dynamic growth of fetal brains. Considering sulcal-gyral landmarks are not stably established in fetal brains, we propose to use the growth patterns of cortical properties to parcellate fetal cortical surfaces. Growth patterns, which reflect underlying changes of microstructures, enable an accurate definition of distinct regions in development and function, as microstructures determine the molecular organization and functional principles of the cortex. We apply the growth-
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