Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 171, Issue 3 , Pages 177-188 , 31 March 2009

Application of a multifractal analysis to study brain white matter abnormalities of schizophrenia on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

  • Tetsuya Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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  • Hirotaka Kosaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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  • Tetsuhito Murata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuokashimoaizuki, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. Tel.: +81 776 61 8363; fax: +81 776 61 8136.
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  • Masao Omori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Welfare Science, Faculty of Nursing and Social Welfare Sciences, Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui, Japan
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  • Kosuke Narita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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  • Hironori Mitsuya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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  • Koichi Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Informatics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
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  • Hirohiko Kimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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  • Yuji Wada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan

Received 18 July 2007 ,Revised 8 February 2008 ,Accepted 26 March 2008.

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PII: S0925-4927(08)00053-X

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.03.009

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 171, Issue 3 , Pages 177-188 , 31 March 2009

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