Applications of Morphometric and Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging to the Study of Brain Abnormalities in the Alcoholism Spectrum
Daurignac E, Toga A, Jones D, Aronen H, Hommer D, Jernigan T, Krystal J, Mathalon D. Applications of Morphometric and Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging to the Study of Brain Abnormalities in the Alcoholism Spectrum. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2005, 29: 159-166. PMID: 15895490, DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000150891.72900.62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingBrain abnormalitiesAlcohol exposureMicrostructural brain abnormalitiesMicrostructural brain alterationsBrain volume deficitsRecent magnetic resonance imagingPrenatal alcohol exposureWhite matter tract integrityWhite matter tractsStructural MRI methodsDiffusion tensor magnetic resonanceChronic alcoholicsBrain alterationsClinical subtypesMorphometric abnormalitiesAlcoholic drinkingVolume deficitsClinical subpopulationsResonance imagingTract integrityNeuropsychiatric diseasesUnique anatomyMicrostructural disruptionStudy of alcoholism