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The UK Biobank imaging enhancement of 100,000 participants: rationale, data collection, management and future directions

Authors :
Thomas J. Littlejohns
Jo Holliday
Lorna M. Gibson
Steve Garratt
Niels Oesingmann
Fidel Alfaro-Almagro
Jimmy D. Bell
Chris Boultwood
Rory Collins
Megan C. Conroy
Nicola Crabtree
Nicola Doherty
Alejandro F. Frangi
Nicholas C. Harvey
Paul Leeson
Karla L. Miller
Stefan Neubauer
Steffen E. Petersen
Jonathan Sellors
Simon Sheard
Stephen M. Smith
Cathie L. M. Sudlow
Paul M. Matthews
Naomi E. Allen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

Between 2014 and 2023, 100,000 UK Biobank participants are undergoing brain, heart and abdominal MRI, as well as DXA and carotid ultrasound scans. In this review, authors provide a detailed overview of the rationale for the collection of these imaging data, the procedures of data collection and management, and the future directions of the UK biobank imaging enhancement.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.73e20f652a8f4d1ab27778b09ca6f1bd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15948-9