Sexual dimorphism and asymmetry in human cerebellum: An MRI-based morphometric study

Brain Research

Volumn 1353, Issue , 2010, Pages 60-73

  Fan, Lingzhong ^a   Tang, Yuchun ^a   Sun, Bo ^a   Gong, Gaolang ^b   Chen, Zhang J ^b   Lin, Xiangtao ^c   Yu, Taifei ^c   Li, Zhenping ^a   Evans, Alan C ^b   Liu, Shuwei ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SHANDONG MEDICAL IMAGING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Cerebellum; Magnetic resonance image; Sexual dimorphism; Volumetric analysis; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956392592     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.07.031     Document Type: Article

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