Amygdalae morphometry in late-life depression

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 837-846

  Tamburo, Robert J ^a,e   Siegle, Greg J ^a   Stetten, George D ^b,c   Cois, C Aaron ^d   Butters, Meryl A ^a   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a   Aizenstein, Howard J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Late life depression; Morphometry; Shape analysis; Volumetrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRY;

AGED; AMYGDALA; BRAIN MAPPING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 70149083717     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2167     Document Type: Article

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