Neuroimaging in psychiatry: an update on neuroimaging in the clinical setting
Brian D Power1, T Nguyen2, B Hayhow3
1School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, WA, and; Clinical Research Centre, North Metropolitan Health Service, Perth, WA, and; South Metropolitan Area Health Service, Perth, WA, Australia briandiarmidpower@gmail.com.
Objective:
We offered guidance on the role of structural and functional neuroimaging modalities for the general psychiatrist and for trainees in the clinical setting.
Methods:
We outlined the utility of neuroimaging modalities in the clinical setting, specifically with a view to understanding the pathophysiology of manifestations of disease.
Results:
Both structural and functional neuroimaging modalities have a clear role in diagnostic evaluation in the spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders.
Conclusions:
Whilst the role of neuroimaging in patients with mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders is less clear, structural and functional imaging modalities have utility in the clinical setting in the form of diagnostic refinement and in understanding the pathophysiology of disorders, towards explaining manifestations and planning treatment.
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