A diffusion MRI tractography atlas for concurrent white matter mapping across Eastern and Western populations

Yijie Li; Wei Zhang; Ye Wu; Li Yin; Ce Zhu; Yuqian Chen; Suheyla Cetin-Karayumak; Kang Ik K. Cho; Leo R. Zekelman; Jarrett Rushmore; Yogesh Rathi; Nikos Makris; Lauren J. O’Donnell; Fan Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41597-024-03624-2

Scientific Data (Jul 2024)

A diffusion MRI tractography atlas for concurrent white matter mapping across Eastern and Western populations

Yijie Li,
Wei Zhang,
Ye Wu,
Li Yin,
Ce Zhu,
Yuqian Chen,
Suheyla Cetin-Karayumak,
Kang Ik K. Cho,
Leo R. Zekelman,
Jarrett Rushmore,
Yogesh Rathi,
Nikos Makris,
Lauren J. O’Donnell,
Fan Zhang

Affiliations

Yijie Li: School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Wei Zhang: School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Ye Wu: School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Li Yin: West China Hospital of Medical Science, Sichuan University
Ce Zhu: School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yuqian Chen: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Suheyla Cetin-Karayumak: Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Kang Ik K. Cho: Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Leo R. Zekelman: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Jarrett Rushmore: Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Yogesh Rathi: Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Nikos Makris: Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Lauren J. O’Donnell: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Fan Zhang: School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03624-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

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Abstract The study of brain differences across Eastern and Western populations provides vital insights for understanding potential cultural and genetic influences on cognition and mental health. Diffusion MRI (dMRI) tractography is an important tool in assessing white matter (WM) connectivity and brain tissue microstructure across different populations. However, a comprehensive investigation into WM fiber tracts between Eastern and Western populations is challenged due to the lack of a cross-population WM atlas and the large site-specific variability of dMRI data. This study presents a dMRI tractography atlas, namely the East-West WM Atlas, for concurrent WM mapping between Eastern and Western populations and creates a large, harmonized dMRI dataset (n=306) based on the Human Connectome Project and the Chinese Human Connectome Project. The curated WM atlas, as well as subject-specific data including the harmonized dMRI data, the whole brain tractography data, and parcellated WM fiber tracts and their diffusion measures, are publicly released. This resource is a valuable addition to facilitating the exploration of brain commonalities and differences across diverse cultural backgrounds.

Published in Scientific Data

ISSN: 2052-4463 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/sdata/

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