Identification of atrophy of the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex, in particular the subcallosal area, as an effective auxiliary means of diagnosis for major depressive disorder

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 667-674

  Niida, Akira ^a   Niida, Richi ^b   Matsuda, Hiroshi ^c   Inada, Takashi ^d   Motomura, Makoto ^e   Uechi, Akihiko ^f  

^a Nanbu Hospital   (Japan)

^b Nanto Clinic   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d Kai Clinic   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^f KANSAI GAIDAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Major depressive disorder; Subgenual anterior cingulate cortex; Voxel based morphometry; VSRAD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBGENUAL ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX ATROPHY; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

EID: 84876109811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJGM.S34093     Document Type: Article

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