arXiv:2411.09618physics.med-phcs.LG2024-11中稿 · publication at the…被引 2

通过标准化预处理,显著降低扩散MRI数据采集差异对脑连接定量分析的影响。

MICCAI-CDMRI 2023 QuantConn Challenge Findings on Achieving Robust Quantitative Connectivity through Harmonized Preprocessing of Diffusion MRI

  • 采用机器学习和映射方法统一不同采集条件下的扩散MRI数据
  • 发现表面面积、各向异性等指标受采集差异影响最大,而长度、密度等较稳定
  • 适用于需要跨扫描仪比较脑连接结构的研究者

白质改变与神经疾病及其进展密切相关。国际多中心研究常使用扩散加权磁共振成像(DW-MRI)定性分析白质微结构与连接变化,但定量分析受限于不同采集协议带来的不一致性。本研究在MICCAI-CDMRI 2023 QuantConn挑战中,提供同一人群在相同扫描仪上获取的两套不同采集参数的原始数据,要求参赛者通过预处理最小化采集差异,同时保留生物学变异。评估重点为跨采集的束状微结构指标、束形状特征及连接组的可重复性与可比性。挑战关键创新在于首次系统评估束和追踪在标准化背景下的表现,首次评估连接组在标准化中的表现,并拥有10倍于先前挑战MUSHAC、100倍于SuperMUDI的样本量。结果表明,束表面积、各向异性(FA)、连接组同配性、介数中心性、边数、模块度、节点强度与参与系数受采集差异影响最显著;而机器学习体素校正、RISH映射与NeSH方法能有效降低此类偏差。相反,平均扩散率(AD)、表观各向异性(MD)、径向扩散率(RD)、束长、连接组密度、效率与路径长度受采集差异影响较小。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

White matter alterations are increasingly implicated in neurological diseases and their progression. International-scale studies use diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) to qualitatively identify changes in white matter microstructure and connectivity. Yet, quantitative analysis of DW-MRI data is hindered by inconsistencies stemming from varying acquisition protocols. There is a pressing need to harmonize the preprocessing of DW-MRI datasets to ensure the derivation of robust quantitative diffusion metrics across acquisitions. In the MICCAI-CDMRI 2023 QuantConn challenge, participants were provided raw data from the same individuals collected on the same scanner but with two different acquisitions and tasked with preprocessing the DW-MRI to minimize acquisition differences while retaining biological variation. Submissions are evaluated on the reproducibility and comparability of cross-acquisition bundle-wise microstructure measures, bundle shape features, and connectomics. The key innovations of the QuantConn challenge are that (1) we assess bundles and tractography in the context of harmonization for the first time, (2) we assess connectomics in the context of harmonization for the first time, and (3) we have 10x additional subjects over prior harmonization challenge, MUSHAC and 100x over SuperMUDI. We find that bundle surface area, fractional anisotropy, connectome assortativity, betweenness centrality, edge count, modularity, nodal strength, and participation coefficient measures are most biased by acquisition and that machine learning voxel-wise correction, RISH mapping, and NeSH methods effectively reduce these biases. In addition, microstructure measures AD, MD, RD, bundle length, connectome density, efficiency, and path length are least biased by these acquisition differences.

扩散MRI脑连接组数据标准化定量分析

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