2011
Can Depression be Diagnosed by Response to Mother's Face? A Personalized Attachment-Based Paradigm for Diagnostic fMRI
Zhang X, Yaseen ZS, Galynker II, Hirsch J, Winston A. Can Depression be Diagnosed by Response to Mother's Face? A Personalized Attachment-Based Paradigm for Diagnostic fMRI. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e27253. PMID: 22180777, PMCID: PMC3236742, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBDI-II scoresFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBeck Depression Inventory-IIMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingInventory-IIBeck Depression Inventory-II scoresMINI psychiatric interviewII scoreDepression diagnosisPsychiatric interviewBA 32Paracingulate gyrusDepressed subjectsActivity patternsClinical diagnosisBrain reactivitySensitivity 85.7Diagnostic algorithmFemale subjectsDepressionSpecificity 92.8FMRI imagingScoresBrain activitySpeech Stimulation during Functional MR Imaging as a Potential Indicator of Autism
Lai G, Schneider HD, Schwarzenberger JC, Hirsch J. Speech Stimulation during Functional MR Imaging as a Potential Indicator of Autism. Radiology 2011, 260: 521-30. PMID: 21628495, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.11101576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior temporal gyrusControl subjectsSpeech stimulationFunctional MR imagingFunctional MR imaging activationFunctional magnetic resonanceAutistic subjectsMR imagingPrimary auditory cortexWilcoxon rank sum testInstitutional review boardMagnetic resonanceSpread of activityTwo-sample t-testRank sum testUnivariate general linear model analysisProspective studyMR evaluationAuditory cortexGeneral linear model analysisControl groupObjective indicatorsTemporal gyrusInformed consentReview board
1999
Brain Mapping in Sedated Infants and Young Children with Passive-Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Souweidane M, Kim K, McDowall R, Ruge M, Lis E, Krol G, Hirsch J. Brain Mapping in Sedated Infants and Young Children with Passive-Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Pediatric Neurosurgery 1999, 30: 86-92. PMID: 10325564, DOI: 10.1159/000028768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSedated childrenResonance imagingBrain mappingDiagnostic MRI scanYoung childrenLevel-dependent signalEarly developmental statusPediatric patientsPatient complianceMRI scansSedated infantsCortical regionsPatient interactionsFMRI techniquesFrequent needFMRI procedureLanguage functionChildrenInfantsDevelopmental statusPassive stimuliImagingStandard techniques