Logarithmic transformation for high-field BOLD fMRI data.

Parametric statistical analyses of BOLD fMRI data often assume that the data are normally distributed, the variance is independent of the mean, and the effects are additive. We evaluated the fulfilment of these conditions on BOLD fMRI data acquired at 4 T from the whole brain while 15 subjects fixat...

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Main Authors: Lewis, S, Jerde, T, Tzagarakis, C, Gourtzelidis, P, Georgopoulos, M, Tsekos, N, Amirikian, B, Kim, S, Uğurbil, K, Georgopoulos, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005
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author Lewis, S
Jerde, T
Tzagarakis, C
Gourtzelidis, P
Georgopoulos, M
Tsekos, N
Amirikian, B
Kim, S
Uğurbil, K
Georgopoulos, A
author_facet Lewis, S
Jerde, T
Tzagarakis, C
Gourtzelidis, P
Georgopoulos, M
Tsekos, N
Amirikian, B
Kim, S
Uğurbil, K
Georgopoulos, A
author_sort Lewis, S
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description Parametric statistical analyses of BOLD fMRI data often assume that the data are normally distributed, the variance is independent of the mean, and the effects are additive. We evaluated the fulfilment of these conditions on BOLD fMRI data acquired at 4 T from the whole brain while 15 subjects fixated a spot, looked at a geometrical shape, and copied it using a joystick. We performed a detailed analysis of the data to assess (a) their frequency distribution (i.e. how close it was to a normal distribution), (b) the dependence of the standard deviation (SD) on the mean, and (c) the dependence of the response on the preceding baseline. The data showed a strong departure from normality (being skewed to the right and hyperkurtotic), a strong linear dependence of the SD on the mean, and a proportional response over the baseline. These results suggest the need for a logarithmic transformation. Indeed, the log transformation reduced the skewness and kurtosis of the distribution, stabilized the variance, and made the effect additive, i.e. independent of the baseline. We conclude that high-field BOLD fMRI data need to be log-transformed before parametric statistical analyses are applied.
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Jerde, T
Tzagarakis, C
Gourtzelidis, P
Georgopoulos, M
Tsekos, N
Amirikian, B
Kim, S
Uğurbil, K
Georgopoulos, A
Logarithmic transformation for high-field BOLD fMRI data.
title Logarithmic transformation for high-field BOLD fMRI data.
title_full Logarithmic transformation for high-field BOLD fMRI data.
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title_short Logarithmic transformation for high-field BOLD fMRI data.
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