A diffusion tensor MRI study of white matter integrity in subjects at high genetic risk of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 132-139

  Munoz Maniega S ^a   Lymer, G K S ^a   Bastin, M E ^a   Marjoram, D ^b   Job, D E ^a   Moorhead, T W J ^a   Owens, D G ^a   Johnstone, E C ^a   McIntosh, A M ^a   Lawrie, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor MRI; Fractional anisotropy; Genetic high risk; Schizophrenia; White matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 56049091725     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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