Multisite harmonization of diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space using the COMBined Association Test.

Yuya SaitoKoji KamagataChristina AndicaToshiaki TaokaRukeye TuerxunWataru UchidaKaito TakabayashiMana OwakiSeina YoshidaKeigo YamazakiShinji NaganawaShigeki Aoki

Published in: Japanese journal of radiology (2023)

This study demonstrates the application of COMBAT harmonization to eliminate between-scanner, site, and protocol variations in the ALPS index calculated from DTI-ALPS using dMRI and possibly facilitate the use of the ALPS index in multi-center studies.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
case control
image quality
contrast enhanced