Prenatal ultrasound use and risk of autism spectrum disorder: Findings from the case-control Study to Explore Early Development.

Deborah ChristensenKaren Pazol Katherine J OverwykLucinda J EnglandAimee A AlexanderLisa A CroenNicole F DowlingLaura A Schieve Lin H Tian Sarah C Tinker Gayle C WindhamWilliam M CallaghanStuart K Shapira

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2023)

We found no evidence that prenatal ultrasound use increases ASD risk. Study strengths included gold-standard assessments for ASD case classification, comparison of cases with controls, and a stratified sample to account for conditions associated both with increased prenatal ultrasound use and ASD.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
pregnant women
intellectual disability
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasound guided
contrast enhanced ultrasound
machine learning
deep learning
working memory