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Research progress of magnetic resonance imaging in amygdala of major depressive disorder
LIU Yuwei  XIA Shuyuan  REN Qingfa  XU Donghao  NING Hongyu  LI Xianglin 

Cite this article as: LIU Y W, XIA S Y, REN Q F, et al. Research progress of magnetic resonance imaging in amygdala of major depressive disorder[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(4): 177-181, 213. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.04.029.


[Abstract] Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious mental disorder, mainly characterized by depression, loss of interest and pleasure, and suicidal tendencies. The amygdala is one of the key regions for emotional processing and regulation and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of MDD. The application of magnetic resonance imaging technology has revealed changes in the structure, function and metabolism of the amygdala in patients with MDD, which has important clinical significance for the early diagnosis, disease monitoring and efficacy evaluation of MDD. Therefore, this article will review relevant research on different magnetic resonance imaging techniques in the amygdala in MDD, aiming to contribute to the thorough understanding of MDD's pathological mechanisms and the advancement of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
[Keywords] major depressive disorder；amygdala；magnetic resonance imaging；structural magnetic resonance imaging；blood oxygenation level dependent；arterial spin labeling；magnetic resonance spectroscopy

LIU Yuwei1   XIA Shuyuan2   REN Qingfa2   XU Donghao1   NING Hongyu1   LI Xianglin1*  

1 School of Medical Imaging, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China

2 Department of Radiology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, China

Corresponding author: LI X L, E-mail: xlli@bzmc.edu.cn

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2024-01-08
Accepted  2024-04-08
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.04.029
Cite this article as: LIU Y W, XIA S Y, REN Q F, et al. Research progress of magnetic resonance imaging in amygdala of major depressive disorder[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(4): 177-181, 213. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.04.029.

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