Classification of white matter lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in elderly persons

KW Kim, JR MacFall, ME Payne - Biological psychiatry, 2008 - Elsevier
White matter lesions, commonly seen on MRIs of elderly people, are related to various geriatric
disorders, including cerebrovascular diseases, cardiovascular diseases, dementia, and …

Hippocampal volume in geriatric depression

…, ME Payne, TF Blitchington, JR MacFall… - Biological …, 2000 - Elsevier
Background: There is a growing literature on the importance of hippocampal volume in
geriatric depression. Methods: We examined hippocampal volume in a group of elderly …

Diffusion tensor imaging of adult age differences in cerebral white matter: relation to response time

…, WL Whiting, SA Huettel, LE White, JR MacFall… - Neuroimage, 2004 - Elsevier
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) measures the displacement of water molecules across tissue
components, thus providing information regarding the microstructure of cerebral white matter…

Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex white matter alterations in late-life depression

JN Bae, JR MacFall, KRR Krishnan, ME Payne… - Biological …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)
are critical for mood regulation. Alterations in the white matter connections of these …

Support for the vascular depression hypothesis in late-life depression: results of a 2-site, prospective, antidepressant treatment trial

…, RC McKinstry, JR MacFall… - Archives of general …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Context Research on vascular depression has used 2 approaches to subtype late-life
depression, based on executive dysfunction or white matter hyperintensity severity. Objective To …

Clinical characteristics of magnetic resonance imaging-defined subcortical ischemic depression

KRR Krishnan, WD Taylor, DR McQuoid, JR MacFall… - Biological …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is a substantial body of research supporting the vascular depression
hypothesis of late-life depression. To update this hypothesis so it incorporates recent …

Effects of early life stress on depression, cognitive performance and brain morphology

…, DR McQuoid, B Boyd, R Turner, JR MacFall… - Psychological …, 2017 - cambridge.org
BackgroundChildhood early life stress (ELS) increases risk of adulthood major depressive
disorder (MDD) and is associated with altered brain structure and function. It is unclear …

Human lung air spaces: potential for MR imaging with hyperpolarized He-3.

JR MacFall, HC Charles, RD Black, H Middleton… - Radiology, 1996 - pubs.rsna.org
Two healthy volunteers who had inhaled approximately 0.75 L of laser-polarized helium-3
gas underwent magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 T with fast gradient-echo pulse sequences …

White matter hyperintensity progression and late-life depression outcomes

WD Taylor, DC Steffens, JR MacFall… - Archives of general …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Context White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are bright foci seen in the parenchyma of the
brain on T2-weighted cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and are associated …

Late-life depression and microstructural abnormalities in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex white matter

WD Taylor, JR MacFall, ME Payne… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether microstructural
abnormalities in the white matter of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex are associated with late-life …