Capturing group variability using IVA: A simulation study and graph-theoretical analysis

Sai Ma, Ronald Phlypo, Vince D. Calhoun, Tulay Adali

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Abstract

When applied to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data, independent vector analysis (IVA) provides superior performance in capturing subject variability within one group, as compared to the widely used group independent component analysis (ICA) approach. However, the effectiveness of IVA algorithms in preserving variability between different groups of subjects has not been studied yet, although it is of great interest in most fMRI studies, especially for identifying biomarkers for diagnosis of mental disorders. In this paper, we introduce a methodology that uses graph-theoretical analysis and statistical analysis for assessing the ability of IVA algorithms to capture group variability. We generate multi-subject fMRI-like datasets with increasing spatial variability for a selected component between two groups and compare a robust IVA algorithm to group ICA approach. Our experimental results show that IVA can successfully preserve group variability, indicating its potential in extracting biomarkers across groups of subjects in fMRI analysis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2013 - Proceedings
Pages3128-3132
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 18 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 38th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2013 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: May 26 2013May 31 2013

Publication series

NameICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1520-6149

Other

Other2013 38th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2013
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period5/26/135/31/13

Keywords

  • ICA
  • IVA
  • graph-theoretical analysis
  • group variability
  • multi-subject fMRI-like data

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Signal Processing
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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