Inferior frontal white matter anisotropy and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: A diffusion tensor imaging study

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 572-574

  Wolkin, Adam ^a   Choi, Steven J ^b   Szilagyi, Sandor ^b   Sanfilipo, Michael ^b   Rotrosen, John P ^b   Lim, Kelvin O ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; WHITE MATTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0037362751     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.3.572     Document Type: Article

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