The German research consortium for the study of bipolar disorder (BipoLife): a magnetic resonance imaging study protocol.
Christoph VogelbacherJens SommerVerena SchusterMiriam H A BoppIrina FalkenbergPhilipp S RitterFelix BermpohlCatherine Hindi AttarLisa RauerKarolin E EinenkelJens TreutleinOliver GruberGeorg JuckelVera FlasbeckChristoph MulertMartin HautzingerAndrea PfennigSilke MaturaAndreas ReifDominik GrotegerdUdo DannlowskiTilo KircherMichael BauerAndreas JansenPublished in: International journal of bipolar disorders (2021)
The careful implementation of a MRI study protocol as well as the adherence to well-defined quality assessment procedures is one key benchmark in the evaluation of the overall quality of large-scale multicenter imaging studies. This article contributes to the BipoLife project by outlining the rationale and the design of the MRI study protocol. It helps to set the necessary standards for follow-up analyses and provides the technical details for an in-depth understanding of follow-up publications.
Keyphrases
- study protocol
- magnetic resonance imaging
- randomized controlled trial
- bipolar disorder
- contrast enhanced
- clinical trial
- quality improvement
- open label
- double blind
- diffusion weighted imaging
- computed tomography
- major depressive disorder
- high resolution
- primary care
- healthcare
- magnetic resonance
- optical coherence tomography
- placebo controlled
- type diabetes
- case control
- photodynamic therapy
- weight loss
- fluorescence imaging