A study released in November 2017 by the Radiological Society of North America used MRI to compare brains of 83 children, ranging in age from of 7 to 14, with newly diagnosed and never-treated ADHD (inattentive ADHD subtype and combined subtype). Researchers compared brain MRI results with those of a control group of 87 healthy, similarly aged children.
No overall difference was found between ADHD and controls in total brain volume or total gray and white matter volumes. However, changes in the shape of three brain regions (left temporal lobe, bilateral cuneus and areas around left central sulcus) contributed significantly to distinguishing ADHD from typically developing controls. In addition, researchers found areas that differentiated between the ADHD inattentive subtype and the combined subtype.
“Psychoradiology utility of MR Imaging for Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Radiomics Analysis.” Collaborating with Drs. Gong, Sun and Chen were Qiang Huang, Ph.D., Su Lui, Ph.D., Xiaoqi Huang, Ph.D., Yan Shi, M.D., Xin Xu, M.D., and John A. Sweeney, Ph.D. in Radiology.
