Application of automated fiber tract identification and Restriction Spectrum Imaging to study microstructural changes in white matter tracts associated with temporal lobe epilepsy
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Figure 2. Effect sizes (Cohen’s d) for fiber tract ROI differences in tensor FA and FODL2 measures between controls and LTLE or RTLE patients. Asterisks indicate p<0.01, one-way ANCOVA between the three groups separately for each fiber, with age as regressor. Application of automated fiber tract identification and Restriction Spectrum Imaging to study microstructural changes in white matter tracts associated with temporal lobe epilepsy.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008