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Optimizing the design and analysis of clinical functional magnetic resonance imaging research studies

Carter, Cameron S., Heckers, Stephan, Nichols, Thomas, Pine, Daniel S., Strother, Stephen·2008·Biological Psychiatry

Abstract

With the widespread availability of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), there has been rapid progress in identifying neural correlates of cognition and emotion in the human brain. In conjunction with basic research studies, fMRI has been increasingly applied in clinical disorders, making it a central research tool in human psychopathology, psychopharmacology, and genetics. In the present article, we discuss a number of conceptual and methodological challenges that confront the implementation of fMRI in clinical and translational research, and we offer a set of recommendations intended to enhance the interpretability and reproducibility of results in clinical fMRI.

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  • The study was restricted to a smaller sample of participants than is generally recommended for clinical functional MRI research and for group comparisons in general functional MRI studies.

    “Finally, we were restricted to a smaller sample of participants in the present study than is generally recommended for clinical functional MRI research (Carter et al., 2008) and for group comparisons in general functional MRI studies (Poldrack et al., 2017).”

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Authors
Carter, C. S., Heckers, S., Nichols, T., Pine, D. S., & Strother, S.
Affiliations
  • University of California Davis Medical Center (US)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
Carter, Cameron S.
Venue
Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-11
Volume
64
Issue
10
Pages
842-849
ISSN
0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2070638823
Cited by
67
References
72
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Roche
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • James S. McDonnell Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
research design, methodological issues, translational research, psychopathology, psychopharmacology, reproducibility
MeSH terms
Brain, Brain Mapping, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Oxygen, Research Design

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