Correcting for Superficial Bias in 7T Gradient Echo fMRI
Autor: | Richard N. Henson, Christopher T. Rodgers, Catarina Rua, Johan D. Carlin, Pei Huang, Marta M Correia |
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Přispěvatelé: | Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Morgado Correia, Marta [0000-0002-3231-7040], Rodgers, Christopher [0000-0003-1275-1197], Henson, Rik [0000-0002-0712-2639] |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
computational modeling
Multivariate analysis Computer science Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry computer.software_genre 7T GE-fMRI Signal Deming regression Voxel Cortex (anatomy) Modulation (music) superficial bias correction medicine Original Research business.industry General Neuroscience Univariate Laminar flow Pattern recognition medicine.anatomical_structure Artificial intelligence business computer fMRI methods Gradient echo Neuroscience RC321-571 |
Zdroj: | Frontiers in Neuroscience, Vol 15 (2021) Frontiers in Neuroscience |
DOI: | 10.3389/fnins.2021.715549/full |
Popis: | The arrival of submillimeter ultra high-field fMRI makes it possible to compare activation profiles across cortical layers. However, the blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signal measured by gradient echo (GE) fMRI is biased toward superficial layers of the cortex, which is a serious confound for laminar analysis. Several univariate and multivariate analysis methods have been proposed to correct this bias. We compare these methods using computational simulations of 7T fMRI data from regions of interest (ROI) during a visual attention paradigm. We also tested the methods on a pilot dataset of human 7T fMRI data. The simulations show that two methods–the ratio of ROI means across conditions and a novel application of Deming regression–offer the most robust correction for superficial bias. Deming regression has the additional advantage that it does not require that the conditions differ in their mean activation over voxels within an ROI. When applied to the pilot dataset, we observed strikingly different layer profiles when different attention metrics were used, but were unable to discern any differences in laminar attention across layers when Deming regression or ROI ratio was applied. Our simulations demonstrates that accurate correction of superficial bias is crucial to avoid drawing erroneous conclusions from laminar analyses of GE fMRI data, and this is affirmed by the results from our pilot 7T fMRI data. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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