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Special considerations for functional magnetic resonance imaging of pediatric populations
Author(s) -
Kotsoni Eleni,
Byrd Dana,
Casey B.J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.20578
Subject(s) - neuroimaging , neuroanatomy , functional magnetic resonance imaging , magnetic resonance imaging , computer science , functional imaging , functional neuroimaging , neuroscience , medical physics , psychology , medicine , radiology
Functional MRI (fMRI) provides a noninvasive means of studying both typical and atypical brain development in vivo. However, the developmental and clinical status of the populations of interest impact how neuroimaging data should be collected, analyzed, and interpreted. In the present work, we review methodological and theoretical issues relevant to developmental and clinical neuroimaging research and provide possible approaches for addressing each. These issues include accounting for differences in biological noise, neuroanatomy, motion, and task performance. Finally, we emphasize the importance of a converging methods approach in constraining and supporting interpretations of pediatric imaging results. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.