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Magnetic resonance imaging research progress of effective brain network connectivity in patients with major depressive disorder
SUN Jinnan  YI Wei  HUANG Junlin  REN Rui 

Cite this article as: SUN J N, YI W, HUANG J L, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging research progress of effective brain network connectivity in patients with major depressive disorder[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(11): 153-159. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.11.024.


[Abstract] Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a kind of mental disorder characterized by persistent sadness, lack of energy, low mood, abnormal sleep, slow thinking and so on. As a research method that can reveal the causal relationship between brain regions, effective connection (EC) plays an important role in the study of MDD. This article reviews the EC analysis methods, the research of EC in different brain networks and important brain regions of MDD, and the changes of EC after clinical treatment, in order to further reveal the pathogenesis of MDD and provide reference and technical support for the research of therapeutic targets.
[Keywords] major depressive disorder；effective connection；magnetic resonance imaging；drug therapy；repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation；electroconvulsive therapy；deep brain stimulation

SUN Jinnan1   YI Wei1   HUANG Junlin1   REN Rui2*  

1 School of Medical Imaging, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai264003, China

2 Department of Radiology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, BinZhou256603, China

Corresponding author: REN R, E-mail: 865699206@qq.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2024-07-05
Accepted  2024-11-08
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.11.024
Cite this article as: SUN J N, YI W, HUANG J L, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging research progress of effective brain network connectivity in patients with major depressive disorder[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(11): 153-159. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.11.024.

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