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Advances in neuroimaging studies of childhood autism
HU Shuang  LI Hong  ZHANG Yaqing  WANG Xi 

Cite this article as: Hu S, Li H, Zhang YQ, et al. Advances in neuroimaging studies of childhood autism[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2021, 12(11): 105-108. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.11.026.


[Abstract] Autism is a widespread neurodevelopmental disorder in early childhood. Its incidence rate is increasing year by year and it causes children with lifelong mental disability and cannot take care of themselves, which brings heavy pressure to society and family. It is very important for the prognosis to take effective examination means to diagnose and intervene in the early stage of the disease. However, the early clinical symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not typical and the diagnosis is very difficult. With the development of neuroimaging, some studies have found abnormal changes in brain structure and function in children with ASD, which is particularly important for the early diagnosis and prognosis of clinical ASD.
[Keywords] autism；structural magnetic resonance imaging；diffusion tensor imaging；magnetic resonance spectral imaging；blood oxygenation level dependent-functional magnetic resonance imaging

HU Shuang   LI Hong*   ZHANG Yaqing   WANG Xi  

Department of Radiology, Renhe Hospital Affiliated to Three Gorges University, Yichang 443001, China

Li H, E-mail: 1741433022@qq.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2021-06-02
Accepted  2021-07-30
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.11.026
Cite this article as: Hu S, Li H, Zhang YQ, et al. Advances in neuroimaging studies of childhood autism[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2021, 12(11): 105-108. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.11.026.

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