TY - JOUR JF - RJMS JO - RJMS VL - 11 IS - 43 PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/12/01 TI - Assessment of the Third Ventricle Diameter of Brain in Computed Tomographic Scans of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder TT - بررسی قطر عرضی بطن سوم مغز در تصویرهای توموگرافی کامپیوتری بیماران مبتلا به اختلال افسردگی عمده N2 - The objective of the present study was to compare the maximum width of the third ventricle(V3) in brain computed tomographic (CT) scans of patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and normal healthy controls in psychiatry clinics and wards of Iran University of Medical Sciences and radiology Department of Hazrat Rasoul Hospital. First, during a pilot study, interrater and intrarater reliability of the researcher in obtaining CT values were assessed. Then, patients consequently admitted to the psychiatry clinics were included if they met MDD and inclusion criteria, and if they had filled informed consent. Controls who met inclusion criteria were selected from healthy persons admitted to CT department using planimetric and densiometric methods. CT scans of 30 patients and 30 age and sex matched controls were assessed and linear values and ventricular brain ratio(VBR) were measured. Data was assessed by using independent sample, two-tailed t-test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The mean width of V3 showed significant difference between all age and sex subgroups of patients and controls(P SP - 771 EP - 779 AU - Saedi, D AU - Yekrang Safakar, M AU - Farid Araki, K AD - KW - Key Words: 1) Depression 2) Computed Tomography UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-73-en.html ER -