Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
562-04-009 ISMRM Abstract

Predicting brain age of autism spectrum disorders aged 2–6 years using routine T1- and T2-weighted MRI

Primary: Pediatrics - Neuro
Secondary: Neuro - Development
562-04-009 · AI/DL in Pediatrics · Wednesday, 13 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: Brain age MRI Autism spectrum disorder Children Prediction
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zun, ying hu 1, Rongjia Xiang2, Li Kaixin3, Huanyu Luo1, Di Hu1, Huiying Kang1, Xin Fan4, Huanjie Li2, Yun Peng1
1Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
2School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
3MR Research Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Beijing, China
4School of Software, Dalian University of Technology, China
Presenting Author: zun, ying hu

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