The effect of crack cocaine addiction and age on the microstructure and morphology of the human striatum and thalamus using shape analysis and fast diffusion kurtosis imaging.
Eduardo A. Garza‐Villarreal, M.M. Chakravarty, Brian Hansen, Simon Fristed Eskildsen, Gabriel A. Devenyi, Diana Verónica Castillo-Padilla, Thania Balducci, Ernesto Reyes-Zamorano, Sune Nørhøj Jespersen, Pamela Perez-Palacios, Raihaan Patel, Jorge Julio Gonzalez-Olvera
This study uses MRI and diffusion kurtosis imaging to examine morphological and microstructural changes in the striatum and thalamus of individuals with crack cocaine addiction compared to controls, while considering age and cocaine use duration.
Translational Psychiatry · May 9, 2017Peer-reviewedNeuroscience