Brain imaging handbook.RC473 2004-052050 0-393-70414-9 Brain imaging handbook. Bremner, J. Douglas. W.W. Norton, [c]2005 195 p. $42.50 (pa) Writing for psychiatrists, Bremner (psychiatry and radiology, Emory U.) begins with basic information about techniques of brain imaging, including MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. , CT, PET and spectroscopy, describes normal brain development across the life-span and, and identifies the functional correlates of normal cognition and learning. He then shows how childhood-onset disorders, schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders Anxiety disorders A group of distinct psychiatric disorders characterized by marked emotional distress and social impairment, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. , addiction, personality disorders Personality Disorders Definition Personality disorders are a group of mental disturbances defined by the fourth edition, text revision (2000) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) , neurological disorders, and differential diagnosis differential diagnosis n. Determination of which one of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is the one from which the patient is suffering. Also called differentiation. with psychiatric disorders looks on each of the imaging systems. The volume is clearly illustrated with color photographs throughout. |
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