Key properties of D-optimal designs for event-related functional MRI experiments with application to nonlinear models

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 29, 2012, Pages 3907-3920

  Delzell, Darcie A P ^a   Gunst, Richard F ^b   Schucany, William R ^b   Carmack, Patrick S ^c   Lin, Qihua ^d   Spence, Jeffrey S ^d   Haley, Robert W ^e  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Genetic algorithm; Hemodynamic response function (HRF); ISI selection; Maximin; Probabilistic experimental design; Stimulus timing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN REGION; D OPTIMALITY CRITERION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HEMODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MENTAL FUNCTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN MAPPING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME;

EID: 84870061594     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: 10970258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.5449     Document Type: Article

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