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Bias reduction method

This is the RDMP of the article "Low SNR in Diffusion MRI Models" by the authors below.

1. Data description

We will re-use diffusion weighted neuroimaging available from the Human Connectome Database. The data is stored in data formats (NIfTI) common to the community using the BIDS standard. We will simulate imaging data for the evaluation of the method that provides a gold standard and contains the main artifacts of real imaging data. Data are created using R scripts.

2. Documentation and data quality

The experimental data from the Human Connectome Database is described there and organized using the BIDS convention. Data has been acquired with recent and very high standards. Minimal re-processing of the data has been performed at the Human Connectome Database and is documented there.

The simulation data is created by an R-script, which is documented inline to enable the reader to a) reproduce results and b) adjust to own requirements.

3. Storage and technical archiving the project

The R code of the method is published within an R package dti (version 1.2-4.1) at CRAN as well as mirrored on GitHub and institutional git-repositories at WIAS. The R code for the simulation data and all data analyses as well as the mentioned R package version are published along the scientific paper at its publisher.

4. Legal obligations and conditions

We are not aware of any special legal obligations regarding this project. Our code and data will be published under open licenses. The R package is licensed under the GPL2. Our data and additional R code will be licensed under the CC-BY license.

5. Data exchange and long-term data accessibility

CRAN is an institutional infrastructure provided for long-term hosting of R packages. GitHub is a service currently free of charge for academic use. Institutional repositories at WIAS are part of the institutes mission and provide long-term access to the sources. The publisher of the paper and accompanying code for simulation and analysis provide long-term access.

Responsibilities and resources

Karsten Tabelow is responsible for data handling during the project and beyond. This includes maintainance of the R package on CRAN and regularly checking code availability at the publishers website. The institutional research data steward supports the project.

Authors

This example is authored by Jörg Polzehl and Karsten Tabelow from WIAS Berlin, and maintained by Karsten Tabelow. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at the MaRDI helpdesk.