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Article: Brain imaging may lead to diagnostic test for bipolar disorder.(Mental Health)
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- Family Practice News
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- March 15, 2005
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CHICAGO -- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy can identify distinct abnormalities in the brain chemistry of patients with bipolar disorder, opening up the possibility for a definitive diagnostic test, John D. Port, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
"We hope to eventually refine this into a clinically useful test that could shave years off a patient's time to diagnosis," said Dr. Port of the department of radiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
Physicians "clearly [need] a tool to help diagnose bipolar disorder. We hope this technique will prove helpful by identifying metabolic markers of the disease," ...