White matter in autism spectrum disorders - Evidence of impaired fiber formation

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1169-1174

  Bode, Michaela K ^a   Mattila, Marja Leena ^a   Kiviniemi, Vesa ^a   Rahko, Jukka ^a   Moilanen, Irma ^a   Ebeling, Hanna ^a   Tervonen, Osmo ^a   Nikkinen, Juha ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Brain; CNS; DTI; MR diffusion; TBSS

Indexed keywords

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; CNS; DTI; MR-DIFFUSION; TBSS;

BRAIN; DIFFUSION; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; VISUALIZATION;

TENSORS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYELINATED NERVE; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED;

EID: 83155173402     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2011.110197     Document Type: Article

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