Magnetic resonance imaging in psychiatry

Recent technical advances in MR imaging have led to several new, applicatio ns in psychiatric imaging. There is a renewed interest in the further eluci dation of the etiopathogenesis of some psychiatric disorders and clinical r adiological correlations are increasingly reported Volume measurements are frequently used and in the near future, functional MR imaging carries high expectations. A brief survey is given of the recent applications of these n ew techniques in schizophrenia, affective disorders, dementia, anorexia ner vosa, and other less common disorders.