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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Computed Tomography of the Human Pineal Gland for Study of the Sleep–Wake Rhythm: Reproducibility of a Semi-Quantitative Approach

S. A. Schmitz Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany; Hammersmith Hospital, Imaging Sciences Department (Clinical Sciences Centre), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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I. Platzek Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany; Hammersmith Hospital, Imaging Sciences Department (Clinical Sciences Centre), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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D. Kunz Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany; Hammersmith Hospital, Imaging Sciences Department (Clinical Sciences Centre), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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R. Mahlberg Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany; Hammersmith Hospital, Imaging Sciences Department (Clinical Sciences Centre), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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K.-J. Wolf Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany; Hammersmith Hospital, Imaging Sciences Department (Clinical Sciences Centre), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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J. O. Heidenreich Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany; Hammersmith Hospital, Imaging Sciences Department (Clinical Sciences Centre), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 865-871 | Accepted 20 May 2006, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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