1. Quantitative MRI Harmonization to Maximize Clinical Impact: The RIN???Neuroimaging Network
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Nigri, Anna, Ferraro, Stefania, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M., Tosetti, Michela, Redolfi, Alberto, Forloni, Gianluigi, D'Angelo, Egidio, Aquino, Domenico, Biagi, Laura, Bosco, Paolo, Carne, Irene, De Francesco, Silvia, Demichelis, Greta, Gianeri, Ruben, Marcella Lagana, Maria, Micotti, Edoardo, Napolitano, Antonio Giulio, Palesi, Fulvia, Pirastru, Alice, Savini, Giovanni, Alberici, Elisa, Amato, Carmelo, Arrigoni, Filippo Silvio Aldo, Baglio, Francesca, Bozzali, Marco, Castellano, Antonella, Cavaliere, Carlo, Elisa Contarino, Valeria, Ferrazzi, Giulio, Gaudino, Simona, Marino, Silvia, Manzo, Vittorio, Pavone, Luigi, Politi, Letterio S., Roccatagliata, Luca, Rognone, Elisa, Rossi, Andrea, Tonon, Caterina, Lodi, Raffaele, Tagliavini, Fabrizio, Grazia Bruzzone, Maria, Antonio Napolitano, Filippo Arrigoni, Francesca Baglio, Simona Gaudino (ORCID:0000-0003-1681-4343), Andrea Rossi, Nigri, Anna, Ferraro, Stefania, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M., Tosetti, Michela, Redolfi, Alberto, Forloni, Gianluigi, D'Angelo, Egidio, Aquino, Domenico, Biagi, Laura, Bosco, Paolo, Carne, Irene, De Francesco, Silvia, Demichelis, Greta, Gianeri, Ruben, Marcella Lagana, Maria, Micotti, Edoardo, Napolitano, Antonio Giulio, Palesi, Fulvia, Pirastru, Alice, Savini, Giovanni, Alberici, Elisa, Amato, Carmelo, Arrigoni, Filippo Silvio Aldo, Baglio, Francesca, Bozzali, Marco, Castellano, Antonella, Cavaliere, Carlo, Elisa Contarino, Valeria, Ferrazzi, Giulio, Gaudino, Simona, Marino, Silvia, Manzo, Vittorio, Pavone, Luigi, Politi, Letterio S., Roccatagliata, Luca, Rognone, Elisa, Rossi, Andrea, Tonon, Caterina, Lodi, Raffaele, Tagliavini, Fabrizio, Grazia Bruzzone, Maria, Antonio Napolitano, Filippo Arrigoni, Francesca Baglio, Simona Gaudino (ORCID:0000-0003-1681-4343), and Andrea Rossi
- Abstract
Neuroimaging studies often lack reproducibility, one of the cardinal features of the scientific method. Multisite collaboration initiatives increase sample size and limit methodological flexibility, therefore providing the foundation for increased statistical power and generalizable results. However, multisite collaborative initiatives are inherently limited by hardware, software, and pulse and sequence design heterogeneities of both clinical and preclinical MRI scanners and the lack of benchmark for acquisition protocols, data analysis, and data sharing. We present the overarching vision that yielded to the constitution of RIN-Neuroimaging Network, a national consortium dedicated to identifying disease and subject-specific in-vivo neuroimaging biomarkers of diverse neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions. This ambitious goal needs efforts toward increasing the diagnostic and prognostic power of advanced MRI data. To this aim, 23 Italian Scientific Institutes of Hospitalization and Care (IRCCS), with technological and clinical specialization in the neurological and neuroimaging field, have gathered together. Each IRCCS is equipped with high- or ultra-high field MRI scanners (i.e., ≥3T) for clinical or preclinical research or has established expertise in MRI data analysis and infrastructure. The actions of this Network were defined across several work packages (WP). A clinical work package (WP1) defined the guidelines for a minimum standard clinical qualitative MRI assessment for the main neurological diseases. Two neuroimaging technical work packages (WP2 and WP3, for clinical and preclinical scanners) established Standard Operative Procedures for quality controls on phantoms as well as advanced harmonized quantitative MRI protocols for studying the brain of healthy human participants and wild type mice. Under FAIR principles, a web-based e-infrastructure to store and share data across sites was also implemented (WP4). Finally, the RIN translated all these ef
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- 2022