Temporal reliability of ultra-high field resting-state MRI for single-subject sensorimotor and language mapping

Paulo Branco, Daniela Seixas, São Luís Castro*

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Abstract

Resting-state fMRI is a well-suited technique to map functional networks in the brain because unlike task-based approaches it requires little collaboration from subjects. This is especially relevant in clinical settings where a number of subjects cannot comply with task demands. Previous studies using conventional scanner fields have shown that resting-state fMRI is able to map functional networks in single subjects, albeit with moderate temporal reliability. Ultra-high resolution (7 T) imaging provides higher signal-to-noise ratio and better spatial resolution and is thus well suited to assess the temporal reliability of mapping results, and to determine if resting-state fMRI can be applied in clinical decision making including preoperative planning. We used resting-state fMRI at ultra-high resolution to examine whether the sensorimotor and language networks are reliable over time — same session and one week after. Resting-state networks were identified for all subjects and sessions with good accuracy. Both networks were well delimited within classical regions of interest. Mapping was temporally reliable at short and medium time-scales as demonstrated by high values of overlap in the same session and one week after for both networks. Results were stable independently of data quality metrics and physiological variables. Taken together, these findings provide strong support for the suitability of ultra-high field resting-state fMRI mapping at the single-subject level.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)499-508
Number of pages10
JournalNeuroimage
Volume168
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2018

Funding

This work was supported by grants from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BD/86912/2012; UID/PSI/000050/2013). We are grateful to K. Gorgolewski and colleagues (2015) for providing the open data. We thank Ricardo Pereira for helping with data processing. We also thank K. Gorgolewski and an anonymous reviewer for valuable contributions to this manuscript. This work was supported by grants from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology ( SFRH/BD/86912/2012; UID/PSI/000050/2013 ). We are grateful to K. Gorgolewski and colleagues (2015) for providing the open data. We thank Ricardo Pereira for helping with data processing. We also thank K. Gorgolewski and an anonymous reviewer for valuable contributions to this manuscript.

Keywords

  • Independent component analysis
  • Language network
  • Reliability
  • Resting-state fMRI
  • Sensorimotor network
  • Ultra-high resolution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neurology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

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