Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 285-289 , March 2008

Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of the Anterior Limb of Internal Capsules in Neuroleptic-Naive Schizophrenia

  • Li-qiu Zou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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  • Hui-shu Yuan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: H.S.Y.
    • ,
  • Xin-long Pei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
    • ,
  • Wen-tian Dong

      Affiliations

    • Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
    • ,
  • Peng-cheng Liu

      Affiliations

    • Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China.
    • ,
  • Jing-xia Xie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, P.R. China

Received 31 August 2007 ,Accepted 26 September 2007.

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PII: S1076-6332(07)00581-8

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.09.026

Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 285-289 , March 2008

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