Evolving Role of Modern Structural and Functional MR Imaging Techniques for Assessing Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Paolo Nucifora

doi:10.1016/j.cpet.2010.03.004

Evolving Role of Modern Structural and Functional MR Imaging Techniques for Assessing Neuropsychiatric Disorders

PET Clin. 2010 Apr;5(2):169-83. doi: 10.1016/j.cpet.2010.03.004. Epub 2010 Jun 3.

Author

Paolo Nucifora¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: paolo.nucifora@uphs.upenn.edu.

PMID: 27157671
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2010.03.004

Abstract

Structural and functional MR imaging techniques play an important role in the modern assessment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Applications of MR imaging are reviewed for several types of mental illness. Morphometric MR imaging, functional MR imaging, and diffusion tensor MR imaging all make unique contributions to the evolution of basic understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness.

Keywords: Diffusion tensor imaging; Functional MR imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mental illness.

Publication types

Review