Volumetric MRI analysis of the amygdala and hippocampus in subjects with major depression

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Xia, Jun ^a   Chen, Jun ^b   Zhou, Yicheng ^a   Zhang, Jingfeng ^a   Yang, Bo ^a   Xia, Liming ^a   Wang, Chengyuan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Depression; Hippocampus; MRI

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

AGE-MATCHED CONTROLS; AMYGDALA; DEPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANTHROPOMETRY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 27644578038     PISSN: 0257716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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