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Voxel-Wise Brain Graphs From Diffusion MRI: Intrinsic Eigenspace Dimensionality and Application to Functional MRI
Neuro-X Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6729-6801
Center for Neuroprosthetics, Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Switzerland.
Linköping University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Biomedical Engineering. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering. Linköping University, Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV).
Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Lund University, Sweden.
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2023 (English)In: IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, E-ISSN 2644-1276, p. 1-12Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Goal: Structural brain graphs are conventionally limited to defining nodes as gray matter regions from an atlas,with edges reflecting the density of axonal projections between pairs of nodes. Here we explicitly model the entire set of voxels within a brain mask as nodes of high-resolution, subject-specific graphs. Methods: We define the strength of local voxel-to-voxel connections using diffusion tensors and orientation distribution functions derived from diffusion MRI data. We study the graphs’ Laplacian spectral properties on data from the Human Connectome Project. We then assess the extent of inter-subject variability of the Laplacian eigenmodes via a procrustes validation scheme. Finally, we demonstrate the extent to which functional MRI data are shaped by the underlying anatomical structure via graph signal processing. Results: The graph Laplacian eigenmodes manifest highly resolved spatial profiles, reflecting distributed patterns that correspond to major white matter pathways. We show that the intrinsic dimensionality of the eigenspace of such high-resolution graphs is only a mere fraction of the graph dimensions. By projecting task and resting-state data on low frequency graph Laplacian eigenmodes, we show that brain activity can be well approximated by a small subset of low frequency components. Conclusions: The proposed graphs open new avenues in studying the brain, be it, by exploring their organisational properties via graph or spectral graph theory, or by treating them as the scaffold on which brain function is observed at the individual level.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2023. p. 1-12
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Brain graph, diffusion MRI, functional MRI, graph signal processing, spectral graph theory
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-196438DOI: 10.1109/ojemb.2023.3267726OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-196438DiVA, id: diva2:1785643
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Swedish Research Council, 2018-06689Available from: 2023-08-03 Created: 2023-08-03 Last updated: 2023-08-03

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