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Xiawei Ou
Professor
Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2009–2026); Vanderbilt University (2008–2013); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2014–2019); University of Florida (2020); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2014–2026); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (2015–2026)
Radiology, College of Medicine
20 h-index
73 pubs
1,490 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Xiawei Ou's research focuses on the application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, particularly diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and quantitative magnetization transfer (MT), to study biological tissues. Ou has investigated the sensitivity of these imaging markers for detecting demyelination and assessing myelination in various animal models, including rats and mice, relevant to neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
Further research has explored differences in brain gray and white matter between healthy children of normal weight and those who are obese. Ou's work has also examined the influence of maternal adiposity on infant brain white matter development and the sex-specific associations between infant diet and white matter integrity in older children. These studies utilize advanced MRI methodologies to understand developmental trajectories and the impact of environmental factors on brain structure.
With a career spanning over 72 publications and 1,496 citations, Ou maintains an active research lab and collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Xiaoxu Na, Charles M. Glasier, Jayne Bellando, and Aline Andres, with whom Ou has co-authored numerous publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 20
- Publications: 73
- Citations: 1,490
Positions
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Professor 2021–presentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Radiology, College of Medicine Institutional directory
Selected Publications
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Associations between maternal adiposity during pregnancy and neonatal brain cortical development (2026)
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Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment: Collecting Data Virtually (2026)
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Prenatal Substance Exposure and Birth Weight: Findings From the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study (2026)
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Wired from the womb: a narrative review of fetal and neonatal connectomics via fMRI and emerging neurotechnologies (2026)
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Feasibility of Non-Sedated Multispectral Neuroimaging in Newly Diagnosed Children with Leukemia (2026)
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Association of prenatal depression and anxiety with cortical development and behavioral outcomes in 8-year-old children (2026)
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Maternal physical activity during pregnancy is associated with changes of brain cortical development and executive function in 8-year-old children (2026)
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Body weight-related alterations in white matter functional connectivity in children: An fMRI study (2026)
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Liver Fat Is Associated With Elevated FGF21 in Youth With Obesity but Without MASLD (2026)
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Body mass index, cortical thickness and executive function in late childhood (2025)
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Relationships Between Body Composition and Mental Health During Pregnancy Are Moderated by Physical Activity and Diet (2025)
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ADHD diagnostics and severity assessment using topological manifold learning of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) (2025)
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Brain white matter development in 8-year-old children is associated with maternal mental health during pregnancy (2025)
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The association between hepatic steatosis, vitamin D status, and insulin resistance in adolescents with obesity (2025)
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Functional Connectivity to the Amygdala in the Neonate Is Impacted by the Maternal Anxiety Level During Pregnancy (2025)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- 3/5 HEAL Consortium: Establishing Innovative Approaches for the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study NIH Principal Investigator
- HBCD PRELUDE Consortium (Yr2) - ACRI GR034169. AWARD G1-55171 UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- Effects of C-section Delivery on Infant Brain Development UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Charles M. Glasier
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
24 shared publications
In database
- White Matter Injury in Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
- Differences in brain functional connectivity at resting state in neonates born to healthy obese or normal-weight mothers
- Diffusion Tensor MRI of White Matter of Healthy Full-term Newborns: Relationship to Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
- Cesarean Delivery Impacts Infant Brain Development
- Maternal Adiposity Influences Neonatal Brain Functional Connectivity
Showing 5 of 24 shared publications
Xiaoxu Na
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
20 shared publications
In database
- Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
- Maternal Nutrition during Pregnancy and Offspring Brain Development: Insights from Neuroimaging
- Mother’s physical activity during pregnancy and newborn’s brain cortical development
- Associations between mother’s depressive symptoms during pregnancy and newborn’s brain functional connectivity
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Transient Elastography in Hepatosteatosis in Youth With Obesity
Showing 5 of 20 shared publications
Thomas M. Badger
Arkansas Children's Hospital
19 shared publications
In database
- Brain gray and white matter differences in healthy normal weight and obese children
- Maternal adiposity negatively influences infant brain white matter development
- Sex-specific association between infant diet and white matter integrity in 8-y-old children
- Differences in brain functional connectivity at resting state in neonates born to healthy obese or normal-weight mothers
- Diffusion Tensor MRI of White Matter of Healthy Full-term Newborns: Relationship to Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
Aline Andres
Arkansas Children's Hospital
16 shared publications
In database
- Brain gray and white matter differences in healthy normal weight and obese children
- Maternal adiposity negatively influences infant brain white matter development
- Sex-specific association between infant diet and white matter integrity in 8-y-old children
- Differences in brain functional connectivity at resting state in neonates born to healthy obese or normal-weight mothers
- Diffusion Tensor MRI of White Matter of Healthy Full-term Newborns: Relationship to Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
Raghu Ramakrishnaiah
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
10 shared publications
In database
- White Matter Injury in Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
- Differences in brain functional connectivity at resting state in neonates born to healthy obese or normal-weight mothers
- Diffusion Tensor MRI of White Matter of Healthy Full-term Newborns: Relationship to Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
- Cesarean Delivery Impacts Infant Brain Development
- Maternal Adiposity Influences Neonatal Brain Functional Connectivity
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
R.T. Pivik
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
9 shared publications
In database
- Brain gray and white matter differences in healthy normal weight and obese children
- Sex-specific association between infant diet and white matter integrity in 8-y-old children
- Differences in brain functional connectivity at resting state in neonates born to healthy obese or normal-weight mothers
- Voxel-Based Morphometry and fMRI Revealed Differences in Brain Gray Matter in Breastfed and Milk Formula–Fed Children
- Cesarean Delivery Impacts Infant Brain Development
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Emir Tas
Arkansas Children's Hospital (US)
6 shared publications
- Circulating microRNAs Are Associated With Metabolic Markers in Adolescents With Hepatosteatosis
- Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 to Adiponectin Ratio: A Potential Biomarker to Monitor Liver Fat in Children With Obesity
- Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Transient Elastography in Hepatosteatosis in Youth With Obesity
- The association between hepatic steatosis, vitamin D status, and insulin resistance in adolescents with obesity
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Elisabet Børsheim
Arkansas Children's Hospital
6 shared publications
In database
- Circulating microRNAs Are Associated With Metabolic Markers in Adolescents With Hepatosteatosis
- Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 to Adiponectin Ratio: A Potential Biomarker to Monitor Liver Fat in Children With Obesity
- Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Transient Elastography in Hepatosteatosis in Youth With Obesity
- The association between hepatic steatosis, vitamin D status, and insulin resistance in adolescents with obesity
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Mario A. Cleves
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
5 shared publications
- Brain gray and white matter differences in healthy normal weight and obese children
- Sex-specific association between infant diet and white matter integrity in 8-y-old children
- Voxel-Based Morphometry and fMRI Revealed Differences in Brain Gray Matter in Breastfed and Milk Formula–Fed Children
- Gestational Age at Birth and Brain White Matter Development in Term-Born Infants and Children
- Semantic memory processing is enhanced in preadolescents breastfed compared to those formula‐fed as infants: An ERP N400 study of sentential semantic congruity (629.1)
Jeffrey H. Snow
MACOM (United States) (US)
5 shared publications
- Sex-specific association between infant diet and white matter integrity in 8-y-old children
- Voxel-Based Morphometry and fMRI Revealed Differences in Brain Gray Matter in Breastfed and Milk Formula–Fed Children
- Diffusion tensor imaging evaluation of white matter in adolescents with myelomeningocele and Chiari II malformation
- Decreased activation and increased lateralization in brain functioning for selective attention and response inhibition in adolescents with spina bifida
- Semantic memory processing is enhanced in preadolescents breastfed compared to those formula‐fed as infants: An ERP N400 study of sentential semantic congruity (629.1)
Sarah B. Mulkey
MACOM (United States)
5 shared publications
In database
- White Matter Injury in Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
- Multi-Tiered Analysis of Brain Injury in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease
- Impaired White Matter Development in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants with Previous Brain Hemorrhage
- Brain ketones detected by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in an infant with Ohtahara syndrome treated with ketogenic diet
- Diffusion tensor imaging in extremely low birth weight infants managed with hypercapnic vs. normocapnic ventilation
Jayne Bellando
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Associations between mother’s depressive symptoms during pregnancy and newborn’s brain functional connectivity
- Functional Connectivity to the Amygdala in the Neonate Is Impacted by the Maternal Anxiety Level During Pregnancy
- Associations between Cortical Asymmetry and Domain Specific Cognitive Functions in Healthy Children
- Association of prenatal depression and anxiety with cortical development and behavioral outcomes in 8-year-old children
- Maternal physical activity during pregnancy is associated with changes of brain cortical development and executive function in 8-year-old children
Zhaohua Ding
Vanderbilt University (US)
4 shared publications
- Sex-specific association between infant diet and white matter integrity in 8-y-old children
- Voxel-Based Morphometry and fMRI Revealed Differences in Brain Gray Matter in Breastfed and Milk Formula–Fed Children
- Impaired White Matter Development in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants with Previous Brain Hemorrhage
- Diffusion tensor imaging in extremely low birth weight infants managed with hypercapnic vs. normocapnic ventilation
A.C. Rowell
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (US)
4 shared publications
- Diffusion Tensor MRI of White Matter of Healthy Full-term Newborns: Relationship to Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
- Cesarean Delivery Impacts Infant Brain Development
- Maternal Adiposity Influences Neonatal Brain Functional Connectivity
- Gestational Age at Birth and Brain White Matter Development in Term-Born Infants and Children
Eva C. Diaz
Arkansas Children's Hospital
4 shared publications
In database
- Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 to Adiponectin Ratio: A Potential Biomarker to Monitor Liver Fat in Children With Obesity
- Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
- The association between hepatic steatosis, vitamin D status, and insulin resistance in adolescents with obesity
- Liver Fat Is Associated With Elevated FGF21 in Youth With Obesity but Without MASLD
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