SYNOPSIS
Preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have abnormal connections between certain brain networks that can be visualized using a special MRI technique.
TITLE
Alterations of white matter connectivity in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder
CITATION
Li SJ, Wang Y, Qian L, et al. Radiology 2018; 288:209-217.
SUMMARY
This study is about neural path length (via radiometric imaging). It shows that preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have abnormal connections between certain brain networks that can be visualized using an MRI technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). These pathways are generally established as a part of later prenatal and postnatal development and may be associated with dendrite pruning (postnatal), which is altered in ASD children.
