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Is computed tomography still useful as a neuroimaging tool in psychiatry?

Pritha Das University of Sydney, Northern Clinical School, Academic Discipline of Psychological Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Royal North Shore Hospital, CADE Clinic, Department of Psychological Medicine, Building 36, Level 5, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia +61 2 9926 7746; +61 2 9926 7730; [email protected]; University of Sydney, Advanced Research and Clinical High-field Imaging (ARCHI) Facility, Northern Clinical School, Sydney, Australia
, PhD,
Jim Lagopoulos University of Sydney, Northern Clinical School, Academic Discipline of Psychological Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Royal North Shore Hospital, CADE Clinic, Department of Psychological Medicine, Building 36, Level 5, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia +61 2 9926 7746; +61 2 9926 7730; [email protected]; University of Sydney, Advanced Research and Clinical High-field Imaging (ARCHI) Facility, Northern Clinical School, Sydney, Australia
, PhD,
Oddbjørn Sæther Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Neuroscience, Trondheim, Norway
, PhD &
Gin S Malhi University of Sydney, Northern Clinical School, Academic Discipline of Psychological Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Royal North Shore Hospital, CADE Clinic, Department of Psychological Medicine, Building 36, Level 5, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia +61 2 9926 7746; +61 2 9926 7730; [email protected]; University of Sydney, Advanced Research and Clinical High-field Imaging (ARCHI) Facility, Northern Clinical School, Sydney, Australia
, MB ChB BSc (Hons) FRANZCP FRCPsych MD
Pages 1003-1011 | Published online: 15 Sep 2008

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