Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review

Autism Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 289-313

  Travers, Brittany G ^a   Adluru, Nagesh ^a   Ennis, Chad ^a   Tromp, Do P M ^a   Destiche, Dan ^a   Doran, Sam ^a   Bigler, Erin D ^b   Lange, Nicholas ^c,d   Lainhart, Janet E ^e,f   Alexander, Andrew L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Diffusion tensor imaging; Neuroimaging; White matter

Indexed keywords

ARCUATE FASCICULUS; AUTISM; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS; TEMPORAL LOBE; UNCINATE FASCICULUS; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED;

EID: 84867674064     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1243     Document Type: Review

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