title: Diffusion imaging studies of white matter integrity in bipolar disorder.
abstract: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a neuroimaging technique with a potential to elucidate white matter integrity. Recently, it has been used in the field of psychiatry to further understand the pathophysiology of major diseases, including bipolar disorder (BD). This review sought to focus on existing DTI findings on white matter organization in BD.
authors.affiliation: Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Inter-University Center for Behavioural Neurosciences (ICBN), University of Verona, Verona, Italy. marcella.bellani@univr.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brambilla
mesh_terms: D016880:Anisotropy; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging; D006801:Humans