Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 163, Issue 2 , Pages 106-115 , 15 July 2008

Three-dimensional mapping of the lateral ventricles in autism

  • Christine N. Vidal

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Brain Mapping Division, Dept. Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Rob Nicolson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Road East, E2-601, London, Ontario, Canada N6C-2V5. Tel.: +1 519 685 8427; fax: +1 519 685 8595.
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  • Jean-Yves Boire

      Affiliations

    • Faculte du Medicine, INSERM, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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  • Vincent Barra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computer Sciences, ISIMA Campus Scientifique des Cezaux, Aubiere, France
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  • Timothy J. DeVito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Kiralee M. Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Brain Mapping Division, Dept. Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Jennifer A. Geaga

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Brain Mapping Division, Dept. Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Dick J. Drost

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Peter C. Williamson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Nagalingam Rajakumar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Arthur W. Toga

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Brain Mapping Division, Dept. Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Paul M. Thompson

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Brain Mapping Division, Dept. Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

Received 16 November 2006 ,Revised 22 October 2007 ,Accepted 7 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.11.002

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 163, Issue 2 , Pages 106-115 , 15 July 2008

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