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Abstract #2150

Investigating Transverse Relaxation Time Abnormalities in Autism

Yann Gagnon1,2, N Rajakumar3, Neil Gelman1,2, Peter Williamson3, Dick Drost1,2, Jean Thberge1,2, Rob Nicolson3

1Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada; 2Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; 3Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario


Quantitative transverse relaxation time (T2) imaging offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the neurobiology of brain tissue. In the current study, we further localize our previously reported overall white matter T2 increase in a sample of children with autism to developmentally relevant neuroanatomic white matter regions.