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Research progress in neuroimaging of autism spectrum disorder
ZHANG Shuting  HAN Chao  XU Jingyao  CHEN Xinhui  LI Zhou  WANG Meiyun 

Cite this article as: ZHANG S T, HAN C, XU J Y, et al. Research progress in neuroimaging of autism spectrum disorder[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2025, 16(7): 91-96, 128. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.07.015.


[Abstract] Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by core symptoms of social communication deficits and restricted, repetitive behaviors, with its global prevalence steadily increasing. However, the brain mechanism of ASD is still unclear, and its early diagnosis and early intervention are limited. Neuroimaging is an important research tool for exploring the brain mechanisms of ASD, but few reviews have summarized this research progress. This review primarily summarizes the neuroimaging alterations in ASD, their clinical significance and associated brain mechanisms, in order to support subsequent imaging studies and advance the exploration of brain mechanisms.
[Keywords] autism spectrum disorder；neuroimaging；resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging；brain mechanisms；magnetic resonance imaging

ZHANG Shuting1, 2   HAN Chao3   XU Jingyao1, 2   CHEN Xinhui3   LI Zhou4   WANG Meiyun2, 5, 6, 7*  

1 Department of Radiology, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China

2 Department of Radiology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China

3 Department of Radiology, General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group, Pingdingshan 467000, China

4 Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group, Pingdingshan 467000, China

5 Henan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (Magnetic Wave Knife) Treatment, Zhengzhou 450003, China

6 Henan Key Laboratory for Medical Imaging of Neurological Diseases, Zhengzhou 450003, China

7 Henan Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Medical Imaging Diagnosis andTreatment, Zhengzhou 450003, China

Corresponding author: WANG M Y, E-mail: mywang@zzu.edu.cn

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2025-04-23
Accepted  2025-07-07
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.07.015
Cite this article as: ZHANG S T, HAN C, XU J Y, et al. Research progress in neuroimaging of autism spectrum disorder[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2025, 16(7): 91-96, 128. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.07.015.

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