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Chunk #13 — Methods — Literature search, study selection, and data extraction

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A coordinate-based meta-analysis of white matter alterations in patients with alcohol use disorder.
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Study selection and data extraction were performed independently by two investigators (CS and LM). Disagreements were solved by consensus with help of the supervising researcher (MM). The data extraction from the eligible studies included demographic sample characteristics and methodological characteristics as well as the resulting peak voxel coordinates. In addition, all studies were carefully checked for possible sample overlap. This step was also double-checked by CS and LM. Where data was missing or inconclusive in the original publications, we reached out to the corresponding authors to inquire about the supplementary information needed. In a few cases, we kindly received fast and helpful feedback (see Acknowledgements). Unfortunately, most of the contacted authors did not respond to our requests, and therefore, studies with missing necessary supplemental information were excluded.