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Clinical applications of the functional connectome

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Castellanos, F. Xavier, Di Martino, Adriana, Craddock, R. Cameron, Mehta, Ashesh D., Milham, Michael P.·2013·NeuroImage

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Central to the development of clinical applications of functional connectomics for neurology and psychiatry is the discovery and validation of biomarkers. Resting state fMRI (R-fMRI) is emerging as a mainstream approach for imaging-based biomarker identification, detecting variations in the functional connectome that can be attributed to clinical variables (e.g., diagnostic status). Despite growing enthusiasm, many challenges remain. Here, we assess evidence of the readiness of R-fMRI based functional connectomics to lead to clinically meaningful biomarker identification through the lens of the criteria used to evaluate clinical tests (i.e., validity, reliability, sensitivity, specificity, and applicability). We focus on current R-fMRI-based prediction efforts, and survey R-fMRI used for neurosurgical planning. We identify gaps and needs for R-fMRI-based biomarker identification, highlighting the potential of emerging conceptual, analytical and cultural innovations (e.g., the Research Domain Criteria Project (RDoC), open science initiatives, and Big Data) to address them. Additionally, we note the need to expand future efforts beyond identification of biomarkers for disease status alone to include clinical variables related to risk, expected treatment response and prognosis.

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Authors
Castellanos, F. X., Di Martino, A., Craddock, R. C., Mehta, A. D., & Milham, M. P.
Affiliations
  • Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (US)
  • Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (US)
Corresponding author
  • Castellanos, F. Xavier
  • Milham, Michael P.
Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
80
Pages
527-540
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2145642814
Cited by
312
References
212
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20.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • NIH (K23MH087770, R01MH094639, R03MH096321)
  • Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Keywords
functional connectomics, resting-state fMRI, biomarker discovery, clinical validation, neurosurgical planning, Research Domain Criteria, open science, big data, treatment response prediction, prognosis
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Brain Diseases, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Models, Neurological, Nerve Net, Evidence-Based Medicine, Connectome

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