The human amygdala: A systematic review and meta-analysis of volumetric magnetic resonance imaging

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 84-105

  Brierley, B ^a   Shaw, P ^a   David, A S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Anatomy; Asymmetry; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANATOMY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN SLICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENDER; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MAGNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; VOLUMETRY;

AMYGDALA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0036089712     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(02)00160-1     Document Type: Review

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