section_path: Diagnosis/Potential routine use of MRI/fMRI in diagnosis
section_name: fMRI in diagnosis
paragraph_text: fMRI in diagnosis
  
  in 2018 the American Psychological Association commissioned a review to reach a consensus on whether modern clinical MRI / fMRI will be able to be used in the diagnosis of mental health disorders. The criteria presented by the APA stated that the biomarkers used in diagnosis should:
  
  The review concluded that although neuroimaging diagnosis may technically be feasible, very large studies are needed to evaluate specific biomarkers which were not available.