Schizophrenia syndromes associated with changes in ventricle-to-brain ratios: A serial high-resolution three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging study in first-episode schizophrenia patients using sobvoxel registration and semiautomated quantification

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 399-402

  Puri, Basant K ^a   Saeed, N ^a   Richardson, A J ^b   Oatridge, A ^a   Hajnal, J V ^a   Bydder, G M ^c  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral ventricles; Magnetic resonance imaging; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 16344383484     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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