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ABSTRACT
국문 초록
Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 15
CHAPTER 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS 17
2.1. Participants 17
2.2. Image acquisition 17
2.3. Image preprocessing and data extraction 18
2.4. Assessments of cognitive functions 19
2.5. Statistical analyses 21
CHAPTER 3. RESULTS 22
3.1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants 22
3.2. Comparison of cognitive function tests 22
3.3. Comparison of DTI parameters between patients with MDD and HCs 22
3.4. Correlation between DTI parameters with cognitive function variables within MDD and HC groups 23
CHAPTER 4. DISCUSSION 24
REFERENCES 28
Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder and healthy controls. 11
Table 2. Comparison of DTI parameters between patients with major depressive disorder and healthy controls. 13
Table 3. Correlation of DTI parameters with cognitive function variables in patients with major depressive disorder 14