Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 163, Issue 3 , Pages 193-200 , 30 August 2008

Investigating connectivity between the cerebellum and thalamus in schizophrenia using diffusion tensor tractography: A pilot study

  • Vincent A. Magnotta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa, Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 0453-D JCP, Department of Radiology, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Tel.: +1319 356 8255; fax: +1319 353 6275.
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  • Michael L. Adix

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa, Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
    • ,
  • Arvind Caprahan

      Affiliations

    • The MIND Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • ,
  • Kelvin Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Randy Gollub

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Nancy C. Andreasen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

Received 2 August 2006 ,Revised 14 October 2007 ,Accepted 29 October 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.10.005

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 163, Issue 3 , Pages 193-200 , 30 August 2008

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