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. 2019 Jan;5(1):e4.
doi: 10.1192/bjo.2018.79.

Brain imaging in psychiatric disorders: target or screen?

Thomas Rego  1 , Dennis Velakoulis  2
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Brain imaging in psychiatric disorders: target or screen?

Thomas Rego et al. BJPsych Open. 2019 Jan.

Abstract

SummaryThere is currently debate about when a clinician should consider neuroimaging for patients with a known psychiatric illness. We consider this topic and propose a set of 'red flags' to use to aid decision-making.Declaration of interestNone.

Keywords: Imaging; neuroimaging; neuropsychiatry; organic syndromes; psychotic disorders.

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