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Computerised Tomography in Schizophrenia 15 Years On

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

Shôn W. Lewis
Shôn W. Lewis*
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Academic Department of Psychiatry, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, St Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP
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X-ray computerised tomography (CT) has revolutionised diagnostic radiology, particularly neuroradiology, since its inception (Houndsfield, 1973). It has been used widely in the systematic examination of brain structure in schizophrenia since the first study, 15 years ago, by Johnstone et al (1976). Several good reviews of the findings appeared in the mid-1980s (e.g. Reveley, 1985a; Shelton & Weinberger, 1986). Since then, although the spate of published studies has slowed, the quality of more recent published studies has in general been higher than the earlier ones, and it is time to look at the field again. This review examines the methodological pitfalls in CT research in schizophrenia and then attempts to draw some conclusions in the light of these.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue S9: Brain imaging in psychiatry , December 1990 , pp. 16 - 24
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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