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    • Neuroimaging
    • Computational Neuroscience
    • Medical Statistics

    Background:

    • Diffusion MRI-based tractometry enables tracking neural pathways in the human brain.
    • Along-tract statistical analysis of microstructural metrics can precisely detect neurological and psychiatric disease effects.
    • Combining multi-site data is essential for statistical power but challenged by variations in scanning protocols and hardware.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To extend data harmonization methods, specifically ComBat, to pointwise segment analyses of 3D fiber bundles within tractometry pipelines.
    • To integrate ComBat into the BUndle ANalytics (BUAN) pipeline for harmonizing multi-site diffusion MRI data.
    • To evaluate the application of batch adjustment for 3D tractometry, addressing choices in correction estimation and comparing it to random effects modeling.

    Main Methods:

    • Integration of the ComBat harmonization algorithm into the BUndle ANalytics (BUAN) tractometry pipeline.
    • Application to a dataset from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, merging data from 7 different scanning protocols for 38 white matter tracts.
    • Evaluation of ComBat's ability to model site- and scanner-specific effects to mitigate confounding variables in diffusion MRI data.

    Main Results:

    • Successful adaptation of ComBat harmonization for 3D tractometry, enabling reliable analysis of multi-site diffusion MRI data.
    • Demonstration of improved comparability of results by mitigating confounding variables related to scanning site and protocol.
    • Evaluation of different strategies for applying batch adjustment to tract data and comparison with random effects modeling.

    Conclusions:

    • The adapted ComBat harmonization method enhances the reliability and comparability of multi-site diffusion MRI tractometry studies.
    • This approach is crucial for accurately detecting disease effects in conditions like mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
    • This work represents a significant step in applying data harmonization techniques to complex 3D neuroimaging analyses.