Table 3

Image processing pipelines and measurement outcomes

Sequence typeProcessing pipelinesMeasurement outcome
3D-T1-weightedFreesurfer V.6.0Whole brain and regional volumes cortical thickness
FLAIRCerebra-LET (CIPAC)White matter hyperintensity volumes
rs-fMRIFSLDefault mode network connectivity
DWIFSL, ExploreDTIFA, MD, RD, PSMD, structural connectivity
qT1CIPAC custom pipelineMean regional T1 values, VBM
qT2StimFit27Mean regional T2 values, VBM
QSMCIPAC custom pipelineMean regional susceptibility values, mean regional T2* values, cerebral microbleed detection
pcASLGE scanner generated CBF maps; BASIL (FSL)Mean regional CBF values
  • T1, spin–lattice relaxation time constant; T2, spin–spin relaxation time constant.

  • BASIL, Bayesian inference for arterial spin labeling; CBL, cerebral blood flow (mL/min/100 g tissue); Cerebra-LET, Cerebra Lesion Extraction Tool; CIPAC, calgary image processing and analysis centre; DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging; FA, fractional anisotropy; MD, mean diffusivity; pcASL, pseudo-continuous arterial spin labelling; PSMD, peak skeletonised mean diffusivity; QSM, quantitative susceptibility mapping; RD, radial diffusivity; rs-fMRI, resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging.