Functional magnetic resonance imaging in neuropsychiatry

摘要

The ability of functional magnetic resonance imaging to provide high quality imaging of brain function without the need for radioactive tracers is rapidly making it the technique of choice for research into neuropsychi-atric disorders and their treatment. The future is likely to bring a closer involvement in clinical practice, with the technique being used for early detection of dysfunction, assessing the clinical efficacy of drug treatments, and as an alternative to invasive preoperative procedures requiring localisation of function.