Diffusion tensor imaging and its application to schizophrenia and related disorders

Diffusion MRI

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 251-270

  Kubicki, Marek ^a,b,c   Shenton, Martha ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical connectivity; Chronic; DTI; First episode; Progression; Schizophrenia; White matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858998246     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374709-9.00012-2     Document Type: Chapter

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