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Safety and data quality of EEG recorded simultaneously with multi-band fMRI. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0238485. [PMID: 34214093 PMCID: PMC8253410 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Simultaneously recorded electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging (EEG-fMRI) is highly informative yet technically challenging. Until recently, there has been little information about EEG data quality and safety when used with newer multi-band (MB) fMRI sequences. Here, we measure the relative heating of a MB protocol compared with a standard single-band (SB) protocol considered to be safe. We also evaluated EEG quality recorded concurrently with the MB protocol on humans. MATERIALS AND METHODS We compared radiofrequency (RF)-related heating at multiple electrodes and magnetic field magnitude, B1+RMS, of a MB fMRI sequence with whole-brain coverage (TR = 440 ms, MB factor = 4) against a previously recommended, safe SB sequence using a phantom outfitted with a 64-channel EEG cap. Next, 9 human subjects underwent eyes-closed resting state EEG-fMRI using the MB sequence. Additionally, in three of the subjects resting state EEG was recorded also during the SB sequence and in an fMRI-free condition to directly compare EEG data quality across scanning conditions. EEG data quality was assessed by the ability to remove gradient and cardioballistic artifacts along with a clean spectrogram. RESULTS The heating induced by the MB sequence was lower than that of the SB sequence by a factor of 0.73 ± 0.38. This is consistent with an expected heating ratio of 0.64, calculated from the square of the ratio of B1+RMS values of the sequences. In the resting state EEG data, gradient and cardioballistic artifacts were successfully removed using traditional template subtraction. All subjects showed an individual alpha peak in the spectrogram with a posterior topography characteristic of eyes-closed EEG. The success of artifact rejection for the MB sequence was comparable to that in traditional SB sequences. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that B1+RMS is a useful indication of the relative heating of fMRI protocols. This observation indicates that simultaneous EEG-fMRI recordings using this MB sequence can be safe in terms of RF-related heating, and that EEG data recorded using this sequence is of acceptable quality after traditional artifact removal techniques.
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Bhandari R, Kirilina E, Caan M, Suttrup J, De Sanctis T, De Angelis L, Keysers C, Gazzola V. Does higher sampling rate (multiband + SENSE) improve group statistics - An example from social neuroscience block design at 3T. Neuroimage 2020; 213:116731. [PMID: 32173409 PMCID: PMC7181191 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Multiband (MB) or Simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) acquisition schemes allow the acquisition of MRI signals from more than one spatial coordinate at a time. Commercial availability has brought this technique within the reach of many neuroscientists and psychologists. Most early evaluation of the performance of MB acquisition employed resting state fMRI or the most basic tasks. In this study, we tested whether the advantages of using MB acquisition schemes generalize to group analyses using a cognitive task more representative of typical cognitive neuroscience applications. Twenty-three subjects were scanned on a Philips 3 T scanner using five sequences, up to eight-fold acceleration with MB-factors 1 to 4, SENSE factors up to 2 and corresponding TRs of 2.45s down to 0.63s, while they viewed (i) movie blocks showing complex actions with hand object interactions and (ii) control movie blocks without hand object interaction. Data were processed using a widely used analysis pipeline implemented in SPM12 including the unified segmentation and canonical HRF modelling. Using random effects group-level, voxel-wise analysis we found that all sequences were able to detect the basic action observation network known to be recruited by our task. The highest t-values were found for sequences with MB4 acceleration. For the MB1 sequence, a 50% bigger voxel volume was needed to reach comparable t-statistics. The group-level t-values for resting state networks (RSNs) were also highest for MB4 sequences. Here the MB1 sequence with larger voxel size did not perform comparable to the MB4 sequence. Altogether, we can thus recommend the use of MB4 (and SENSE 1.5 or 2) on a Philips scanner when aiming to perform group-level analyses using cognitive block design fMRI tasks and voxel sizes in the range of cortical thickness (e.g. 2.7 mm isotropic). While results will not be dramatically changed by the use of multiband, our results suggest that MB will bring a moderate but significant benefit.
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- Ritu Bhandari
- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, KNAW, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Free University, Berlin, Germany; Max Plank Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Biomedical Engineering & Physics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, KNAW, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, KNAW, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, KNAW, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, KNAW, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, KNAW, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Chen JCC, Forsyth A, Dubowitz DJ, Muthukumaraswamy SD. On the Quality, Statistical Efficiency, and Safety of Simultaneously Recorded Multiband fMRI/EEG. Brain Topogr 2020; 33:303-316. [PMID: 32144628 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-020-00761-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The recent development of multiband functional magnetic resonance imaging (MB-fMRI) allows for the reduction of sampling period by simultaneously exciting multiple slices-the number of which is referred to as the multiband factor. Simultaneously recorded electroencephalography (EEG)/MB-fMRI has yet to be validated for data quality against conventional single band (SB)-fMRI. Pilot scans were conducted on phantoms twice and on a healthy volunteer to ensure no heating effects. In the main study, two thermometer probes were attached to 16 healthy individuals (ages 20-39, 9 females) whilst they completed two sets of 16-min resting-state and two sets of 9-min n-back task scans-each set consisting of one MB4 and one SB pulse sequence. No heating effects were reported and thermometer data showed mean increases of < 1.0 °C. Minimal differences between the two scan types were found in EEG channel variance and spectra. Expected decreases in MB4-fMRI tSNR were observed. In n-back task scans, little to no differences were detected in both EEG source analyses and fMRI local analyses for mixed effects. Resting-state posterior cingulate cortex seed-based analyses of the default mode network along with EEG-informed fMRI analysis of the occipital alpha anticorrelation effect showed improved statistical and spatial sensitivity at lower scan durations. Using EEG/MB4-fMRI for n-back tasks provided no statistical advantages nor disadvantages. However, for studying the resting-state, MB4-fMRI potentially allows for reduced scanning durations for equivalent statistical significance to be obtained or alternatively, larger effect sizes for the same scanning duration. As such, simultaneous EEG/MB4-fMRI is a viable alternative to EEG/SB-fMRI.
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- Joseph C C Chen
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Centre for Advanced MRI, Auckland UniServices Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Gerrits B, Vollebregt MA, Olbrich S, van Dijk H, Palmer D, Gordon E, Pascual-Marqui R, Kessels RPC, Arns M. Probing the "Default Network Interference Hypothesis" With EEG: An RDoC Approach Focused on Attention. Clin EEG Neurosci 2019; 50:404-412. [PMID: 31322000 DOI: 10.1177/1550059419864461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Studies have shown that specific networks (default mode network [DMN] and task positive network [TPN]) activate in an anticorrelated manner when sustaining attention. Related EEG studies are scarce and often lack behavioral validation. We performed independent component analysis (ICA) across different frequencies (source-level), using eLORETA-ICA, to extract brain-network activity during resting-state and sustained attention. We applied ICA to the voxel domain, similar to functional magnetic resonance imaging methods of analyses. The obtained components were contrasted and correlated to attentional performance (omission errors) in a large sample of healthy subjects (N = 1397). We identified one component that robustly correlated with inattention and reflected an anticorrelation of delta activity in the anterior cingulate and precuneus, and delta and theta activity in the medial prefrontal cortex and with alpha and gamma activity in medial frontal regions. We then compared this component between optimal and suboptimal attentional performers. For the latter group, we observed a greater change in component loading between resting-state and sustained attention than for the optimal performers. Following the National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) approach, we prospectively replicated and validated these findings in subjects with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Our results provide further support for the "default mode interference hypothesis."
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- Berrie Gerrits
- 1 Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,2 Research Institute Brainclinics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- 2 Research Institute Brainclinics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,3 Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- 2 Research Institute Brainclinics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,4 Department for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Hospital of Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland
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- 5 Brain Resource Inc, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- 7 The KEY Institute for Brain-Mind Research, University Hospital of Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland.,8 Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- 1 Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,9 Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- 2 Research Institute Brainclinics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,10 Department of Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,11 neuroCare Group, Munich, Germany
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Shamshiri EA, Sheybani L, Vulliemoz S. The Role of EEG-fMRI in Studying Cognitive Network Alterations in Epilepsy. Front Neurol 2019; 10:1033. [PMID: 31608007 PMCID: PMC6771300 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Brain functions do not arise from isolated brain regions, but from interactions in widespread networks necessary for both normal and pathological conditions. These Intrinsic Connectivity Networks (ICNs) support cognitive processes such as language, memory, or executive functions, but can be disrupted by epileptic activity. Simultaneous EEG-fMRI can help explore the hemodynamic changes associated with focal or generalized epileptic discharges, thus providing information about both transient and non-transient impairment of cognitive networks related to spatio-temporal overlap with epileptic activity. In the following review, we discuss the importance of interictal discharges and their impact on cognition in different epilepsy syndromes. We explore the cognitive impact of interictal activity in both animal models and human connectivity networks in order to confirm that this effect could have a possible clinical impact for prescribing medication and characterizing post-surgical outcome. Future work is needed to further investigate electrophysiological changes, such as amplitude/latency of single evoked responses or spontaneous epileptic activity in either scalp or intracranial EEG and determine its relative change in hemodynamic response with subsequent network modifications.
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- Elhum A Shamshiri
- EEG and Epilepsy Unit, Neurology Department, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Neurology Clinic, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- EEG and Epilepsy Unit, Neurology Department, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Neurology Clinic, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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