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ReviewThe British journal of radiology2024

Paediatric magnetoencephalography and its role in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Natalie Rhodes, Julie Sato, Kristina Safar, Kaela Amorim, Margot J Taylor, Matthew J Brookes

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Review in The British journal of radiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. SPM-30 years and beyond.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Natalie RhodesSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2QX, United Kingdom.
Julie SatoProgram in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1382-4597
Kristina SafarProgram in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8038-5857
Kaela AmorimProgram in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.
Margot J TaylorProgram in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.
Matthew J BrookesSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2QX, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-8687-8185

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilEPSRC EP/T001046/1Healthcare Impact Partnership EP/V047264/1Quantum Technology Hub in Sensing and Timing
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique that assesses neurophysiology through the detection of the magnetic fields generated by neural currents. In this way, it is sensitive to brain activity, both in individual regions and brain-wide networks. Conventional MEG systems employ an array of sensors that must be cryogenically cooled to low temperature, in a rigid one-size-fits-all helmet. Systems are typically designed to fit adults and are therefore challenging to use for paediatric measurements. Despite this, MEG has been employed successfully in research to investigate neurodevelopmental disorders, and clinically for presurgical planning for paediatric epilepsy. Here, we review the applications of MEG in children, specifically focussing on autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Our review demonstrates the significance of MEG in furthering our understanding of these neurodevelopmental disorders, while also highlighting the limitations of current instrumentation. We also consider the future of paediatric MEG, with a focus on newly developed instrumentation based on optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG). We provide a brief overview of the development of OPM-MEG systems, and how this new technology might enable investigation of brain function in very young children and infants.

Indexed as

MagnetoencephalographyNeurodevelopmental DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutism Spectrum DisorderBrainChildChild, PreschoolHumansADHDASDmagnetoencephalographyMEGneurodevelopment

Identifiers

PMID38976633
PMCPMC11417392

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