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Describing the Brain in Autism in Five Dimensions-Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assisted Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Using a Multiparameter Classification Approach
Published December 1, 2010
in Journal of Neuroscience, Ecker et al
The study tested a group of 20 high functioning adults with autism, together with 20 control adults, to determine whether MRI scans can detect autism. Using left hemisphere cortical thickness, the algorithm could achieve 90% accuracy, however the right hemisphere was worse at differentiating between the two groups. The study shows that it is feasible to use analytic techniques in MRI to investigate differences in the autistic brain.
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/abstract/30/32/10612
Filed under: Adults, Brain Imaging, Diagnosis, Diagnostic Disparities, Screening