Brain Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Volumetric Analysis: Grey and White Matter Changes in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Anna Pichiecchio^1*, Tiziana Carigi², Niels Bergsland^3,4, Sara Gianfelice^5,6, Fulvia Palesi⁷, Matteo Alessio Chiappedi⁵, Giorgio Rossi², Stefano Bastianello^1,6 and Umberto Balottin^5,6

¹Neuroradiology Department, C Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy

²Circolo Hospital and Macchi Foundation, Varese, Italy

³MR Research Laboratory, IRCCS, Don Gnocchi Foundation ONLUS, Milan, Italy

⁴Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, USA

⁵Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, C Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy

⁶University of Pavia, Italy

⁷Department of Physics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

^*Corresponding Author: Anna Pichiecchio, Neuroradiology Department, C Mondino National Neurological Institute, Via Mondino 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy, Tel: 0039-0382380303-241, Fax: 0039-0382380313 Email: