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Hao Guan¹, Siyuan Liu², Weili Lin¹

¹Department of Radiology and BRIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.

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Summary

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This study introduces a novel spectrum swapping method for harmonizing raw magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. The technique effectively reduces scanner-related data differences at the image level, improving neuroimage analysis.

Keywords:

Image-level harmonization MRI Spectrum analysis

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Neuroimaging Analysis
Data Science

Background:

Pooling structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data across sites enhances sample size for machine learning but introduces data heterogeneity.
Existing harmonization methods often target specific tasks and handcrafted features, limiting broad clinical applicability.
Image-level MRI harmonization for diverse applications remains an underexplored area.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an image-level MRI harmonization framework to address cross-scanner data heterogeneity.
To investigate the impact of different frequency components on MRI harmonization.
To create a method adaptable for a wide range of neuroimaging applications.

Main Methods:

Developed a spectrum swapping based image-level MRI harmonization (SSIMH) framework.
Utilized spectrum analysis to understand frequency component influences on harmonization.
Applied spectrum swapping to harmonize raw MRIs from different scanners without complex model training.

Main Results:

The SSIMH framework effectively alleviates cross-scanner heterogeneity at the raw image level.
Demonstrated effectiveness on T1- and T2-weighted MRIs from the ABCD dataset.
The method is suitable for fast, real-time MRI harmonization.

Conclusions:

Spectrum swapping offers a powerful approach for image-level structural MRI harmonization.
The SSIMH framework provides a versatile solution for improving data consistency in multi-scanner neuroimaging studies.
This method enhances the potential for large-scale machine learning-based neuroimage analysis.