Effects of Diffusion MRI Model and Harmonization on the Consistency of Findings in an International Multi-cohort HIV Neuroimaging Study

Talia M. Nir, Hei Y. Lam, Jintanat Ananworanich, Jasmina Boban, Bruce J. Brew, Lucette Cysique, J. P. Fouche, Taylor Kuhn, Eric S. Porges, Meng Law, Robert H. Paul, April Thames, Adam J. Woods, Victor G. Valcour, Paul M. Thompson*, Ronald A. Cohen, Dan J. Stein, Neda Jahanshad

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Abstract

HIV-related white matter (WM) differences reported across studies are inconsistent. This is due to clinical and demographic heterogeneity of HIV infected populations, and variations in diffusion MRI (dMRI) acquisition, processing, and analysis methods across studies. Therefore, reliable neuroanatomical consequences of infection and therapeutic targets are difficult to identify. Here, we pooled data from six existing HIV studies from around the world as part of the ENIGMA-HIV consortium to evaluate (1) the effects of harmonization of dMRI measures across sites using ComBat, and (2) whether an improved, higher-order tensor dMRI model, the tensor distribution function (TDF), and derived scalar index (FATDF) conferred higher sensitivity across heterogeneous sites to understand the effect of HIV on WM microstructure. This study suggests that improved dMRI indices and harmonization of these measures across cohorts, may be helpful for detecting consistent effects of disease on the brain in international multi-site studies, while preserving biological differences.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMathematics and Visualization
EditorsElisenda Bonet-Carne, Francesco Grussu, Lipeng Ning, Farshid Sepehrband, Chantal M.W. Tax
PublisherSpringer Heidelberg
Pages203-215
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783030058302
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Workshop on Computational Diffusion MRI, CDMRI 2018 held with International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018 - Granada, Spain
Duration: 20 Sep 201820 Sep 2018

Publication series

NameMathematics and Visualization
ISSN (Print)1612-3786
ISSN (Electronic)2197-666X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Workshop on Computational Diffusion MRI, CDMRI 2018 held with International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CityGranada
Period20/09/1820/09/18

Funding

FundersFunder number
Lifespan/Tufts/Brown Center for AIDS ResearchP30 AI042853, P01AA019072
Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research114-451-2730/2016-02
University of California, Los AngelesUL1TR000124, K23MH095661, MH19535, UL1RR033176
University of California, San FranciscoK23AG032872, R01AG032289, R01MH085604, R01MH102151, R01AG048234
National Health and Medical Research CouncilR01MH074368, APP568746

    Keywords

    • ComBat
    • Diffusion MRI
    • DTI
    • Harmonization
    • HIV
    • Multi-site
    • TDF

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