Harmonization of resting-state functional MRI data across multiple imaging sites via the separation of site differences into sampling bias and measurement bias
Ayumu Yamashita, Noriaki Yahata, Takashi Itahashi, Giuseppe Lisi, Takashi Yamada, Naho Ichikawa, Masahiro Takamura, Yujiro Yoshihara, Akira Kunimatsu, Naohiro Okada, Hirotaka Yamagata, Koji Matsuo, Ryuichiro Hashimoto, Go Okada, Yuki Sakai, , Hiroshi Imamizu
The paper develops a harmonization method for resting-state fMRI data across sites by separating site differences into sampling and measurement biases, reducing measurement bias by 29% and improving signal-to-noise ratios by 40%.
PLoS Biology · Apr 18, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience