The impact of improved MEG–MRI co-registration on MEG connectivity analysis
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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2019-05
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en
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14
354-367
354-367
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NeuroImage, Volume 197
Abstract
Co-registration between structural head images and functional MEG data is needed for anatomically-informed MEG data analysis. Despite the efforts to minimize the co-registration error, conventional landmark- and surface-based strategies for co-registering head and MEG device coordinates achieve an accuracy of typically 5–10 mm. Recent advances in instrumentation and technical solutions, such as the development of hybrid ultra-low-field (ULF)MRI–MEG devices or the use of 3D-printed individualized foam head-casts, promise unprecedented co-registration accuracy, i.e., 2 mm or better. In the present study, we assess through simulations the impact of such an improved co-registration on MEG connectivity analysis. We generated synthetic MEG recordings for pairs of connected cortical sources with variable locations. We then assessed the capability to reconstruct source-level connectivity from these recordings for 0–15-mm co-registration error, three levels of head modeling detail (one-, three- and four-compartment models), two source estimation techniques (linearly constrained minimum-variance beamforming and minimum-norm estimation MNE)and five separate connectivity metrics (imaginary coherency, phase-locking value, amplitude-envelope correlation, phase-slope index and frequency-domain Granger causality). We found that beamforming can better take advantage of an accurate co-registration than MNE. Specifically, when the co-registration error was smaller than 3 mm, the relative error in connectivity estimates was down to one-third of that observed with typical co-registration errors. MNE provided stable results for a wide range of co-registration errors, while the performance of beamforming rapidly degraded as the co-registration error increased. Furthermore, we found that even moderate co-registration errors (>6 mm, on average)essentially decrease the difference of four- and three- or one-compartment models. Hence, a precise co-registration is important if one wants to take full advantage of highly accurate head models for connectivity analysis. We conclude that an improved co-registration will be beneficial for reliable connectivity analysis and effective use of highly accurate head models in future MEG connectivity studies.Description
| openaire: EC/H2020/686865/EU//BREAKBEN
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Beamforming, Brain connectivity, Co-registration, MEG, Minimum-norm estimate, Volume-conductor modeling
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Chella, F, Marzetti, L, Stenroos, M, Parkkonen, L, Ilmoniemi, R J, Romani, G L & Pizzella, V 2019, ' The impact of improved MEG–MRI co-registration on MEG connectivity analysis ', NeuroImage, vol. 197, pp. 354-367 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.04.061
