TY - JOUR
T1 - qMRI-BIDS
T2 - An extension to the brain imaging data structure for quantitative magnetic resonance imaging data
AU - Karakuzu, Agah
AU - Appelhoff, Stefan
AU - Auer, Tibor
AU - Boudreau, Mathieu
AU - Feingold, Franklin
AU - Khan, Ali R
AU - Lazari, Alberto
AU - Markiewicz, Chris
AU - Mulder, Martijn
AU - Phillips, Christophe
AU - Salo, Taylor
AU - Stikov, Nikola
AU - Whitaker, Kirstie
AU - de Hollander, Gilles
N1 - © 2022. The Author(s).
PY - 2022/8/24
Y1 - 2022/8/24
N2 - The Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) established community consensus on the organization of data and metadata for several neuroimaging modalities. Traditionally, BIDS had a strong focus on functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) datasets and lacked guidance on how to store multimodal structural MRI datasets. Here, we present and describe the BIDS Extension Proposal 001 (BEP001), which adds a range of quantitative MRI (qMRI) applications to the BIDS. In general, the aim of qMRI is to characterize brain microstructure by quantifying the physical MR parameters of the tissue via computational, biophysical models. By proposing this new standard, we envision standardization of qMRI through multicenter dissemination of interoperable datasets. This way, BIDS can act as a catalyst of convergence between qMRI methods development and application-driven neuroimaging studies that can help develop quantitative biomarkers for neural tissue characterization. In conclusion, this BIDS extension offers a common ground for developers to exchange novel imaging data and tools, reducing the entrance barrier for qMRI in the field of neuroimaging.
AB - The Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS) established community consensus on the organization of data and metadata for several neuroimaging modalities. Traditionally, BIDS had a strong focus on functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) datasets and lacked guidance on how to store multimodal structural MRI datasets. Here, we present and describe the BIDS Extension Proposal 001 (BEP001), which adds a range of quantitative MRI (qMRI) applications to the BIDS. In general, the aim of qMRI is to characterize brain microstructure by quantifying the physical MR parameters of the tissue via computational, biophysical models. By proposing this new standard, we envision standardization of qMRI through multicenter dissemination of interoperable datasets. This way, BIDS can act as a catalyst of convergence between qMRI methods development and application-driven neuroimaging studies that can help develop quantitative biomarkers for neural tissue characterization. In conclusion, this BIDS extension offers a common ground for developers to exchange novel imaging data and tools, reducing the entrance barrier for qMRI in the field of neuroimaging.
KW - 4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid/analogs & derivatives
KW - Biomarkers
KW - Brain/diagnostic imaging
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods
KW - Neuroimaging/methods
U2 - 10.1038/s41597-022-01571-4
DO - 10.1038/s41597-022-01571-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 36002444
SN - 2052-4463
VL - 9
SP - 517
JO - Scientific data
JF - Scientific data
IS - 1
ER -