Voxel-based morphometry study on brain structure in children with high-functioning autism

NeuroReport

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 921-925

  Ke, Xiaoyan ^a,b,d   Hong, Shanshan ^a   Tang, Tianyu ^a   Zou, Bing ^b   Li, Huiguo ^b   Hang, Yueyue ^b   Zhou, Zhenyu ^a   Ruan, Zongcai ^a   Lu, Zuhong ^a   Tao, Guotai ^b   Liu, Yijun ^c  

^a Southeast University   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d THE AFFILIATED BRAIN HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain structure; Children; High functioning autism; Magnetic resonance imaging; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 52249089852     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e328300edf3     Document Type: Article

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