CIFASD investigator, Dr. Jeff Wozniak, uses brain growth chart to improve identification of individuals with FASD.
Diagnosis of FASD depends on determining if there is a brain growth anomaly. By applying a large normative database of brain MRI images, we are able to better identify some children with FASD who might not otherwise be able to be classified as having a true brain growth anomaly.
This method may also help us to track individual brain growth over time in a much more sophisticated manner. This approach may help improve the accuracy of diagnosis and may provide a way to track brain development over time in a detailed manner (to measure recovery, response to treatment, etc.).