Background Although one of the most frequent diagnosed mental illnesses worldwide, it
appears to be challenging to successfully treat major depressive disorder (MDD). Although the …

Indirect estimations of brain neurotransmitters in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and
low weight have demonstrated a reduction in brain serotonin (5-HT) turnover in general and …

Purpose To give an up-to-date overview of the potential clinical utility of 18 F-labelled choline
derivatives for tumour imaging with positron emission tomography. Methods A PubMed …

Performance on the Verbal Fluency Test, as a measure of the ability of initiating processes,
is reduced in depressed suicidal patients. The hampered results in this prefrontal executive …

Background Currently, the underlying neurobiological mechanism as to how repetitive
transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can alter depressive states remains unclear. Animal data …

OBJECTIVE: To study age-related metabolic changes in N-acetylaspartate (NAA), total
creatine (tCr), choline (Cho) and myo-inositol (Ins). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Proton …

This study reports on the uptake of 99m Tc-RP527 by human breast carcinoma and its
relationship to gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRP-R) expression as measured by …

Brain tumour segmentation in medical images is a very challenging task due to the large
variety in tumour shape, position, appearance, scanning modalities and scanning parameters. …

BACKGROUND:: Impulsive behaviours in patients with cluster B personality disorders are
associated with low glucose metabolism and regional cerebral blood flow in the frontal cortex …

Serotonin (5-HT) and more specifically the 5-HT 2A receptor is involved in cognitive and non-cognitive
behavior and plays an important role in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The objective …