The Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression (CAN-BIND): magnetic resonance imaging protocols

The Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression (CAN-BIND): magnetic resonance imaging protocols J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2019 Mar 06;44(3):1-14 Authors: MacQueen GM, Hassel S, Arnott SR, Jean A, Bowie CR, Bray SL, Davis AD, Downar J, Foster JA, Frey BN, Goldstein BI, Hall GB, Harkness KL, Harris J, Lam RW, Lebel C, Milev R, Müller DJ, Parikh SV, Rizvi S, Rotzinger S, Sharma GB, Soares CN, Turecki G, Vila-Rodriguez F, Yu J, Zamyadi M, Strother SC, Kennedy SH, CAN-BIND Investigator Team Abstract Studies of clinical populations that combine MRI data generated at multiple sites are increasingly common. The Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression (CAN-BIND; www.canbind.ca) is a national depression research program that includes multimodal neuroimaging collected at several sites across Canada. The purpose of the current paper is to provide detailed information on the imaging protocols used in a number of CAN-BIND studies. The CAN-BIND program implemented a series of platform-specific MRI protocols, including a suite of prescribed structural and functional MRI sequences supported by real-time monitoring for adherence and quality control. The imaging data are retained in an established informatics and databasing platform. Approximately 1300 participants are being recruited, including almost 1000 with depression. These include participants treated with antidepressant medications, transcranial magnetic stimulation, cognit...
Source: Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience - Category: Psychiatry Tags: J Psychiatry Neurosci Source Type: research