Generalizable brain network markers of major depressive disorder across multiple imaging sites

Ayumu Yamashita, Yuki Sakai, Takashi Yamada, Noriaki Yahata, Akira Kunimatsu, Naohiro Okada, Takashi Itahashi, Ryuichiro Hashimoto, Hiroto Mizuta, Naho Ichikawa, Masahiro Takamura, Go Okada, Hirotaka Yamagata, Kenichiro Harada, Koji Matsuo, Saori C. Tanaka, Mitsuo Kawato, Kiyoto Kasai, Nobumasa Kato, Hidehiko TakahashiYasumasa Okamoto, Okito Yamashita, Hiroshi Imamizu

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

49 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Many studies have highlighted the difficulty inherent to the clinical application of fundamental neuroscience knowledge based on machine learning techniques. It is difficult to generalize machine learning brain markers to the data acquired from independent imaging sites, mainly due to large site differences in functional magnetic resonance imaging. We address the difficulty of finding a generalizable marker of major depressive disorder (MDD) that would distinguish patients from healthy controls based on resting-state functional connectivity patterns. For the discovery dataset with 713 participants from 4 imaging sites, we removed site differences using our recently developed harmonization method and developed a machine learning MDD classifier. The classifier achieved an approximately 70% generalization accuracy for an independent validation dataset with 521 participants from 5 different imaging sites. The successful generalization to a perfectly independent dataset acquired from multiple imaging sites is novel and ensures scientific reproducibility and clinical applicability.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere3000966
JournalPLoS Biology
Volume18
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 07-12-2020
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Neuroscience
  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Generalizable brain network markers of major depressive disorder across multiple imaging sites'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this