Outcome classification of preschool children with autism spectrum disorders using MRI brain measures

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-357

  Akshoomoff, Natacha ^a,b   Lord, Catherine ^d   Lincoln, Alan J ^e   Courchesne, Rachel Y ^a,c   Carper, Ruth A ^a,c   Townsend, Jeanne ^c   Courchesne, Eric ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroanatomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; PATHOLOGY; TELENCEPHALON;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TELENCEPHALON;

EID: 2342422262     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200403000-00018     Document Type: Article

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