International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 423192, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/423192
Research Article

Exploring the Anatomical Basis of Effective Connectivity Models with DTI-Based Fiber Tractography

Hubert M. J. Fonteijn,1,2 David G. Norris,2 and Frans A. J. Verstraten1

1Helmholtz Institute, Universiteit Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
2F.C. Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9102, 6500 HC Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Received 31 August 2007; Revised 26 November 2007; Accepted 17 December 2007

Academic Editor: Habib Benali

Copyright © 2008 Hubert M. J. Fonteijn et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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