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Enum: MeasureFamily

Broad imaging or signal family, for coarse filtering. A BOLD-derived connectivity or decoding result stays functional_bold: derived measures take the family of the underlying signal. Open vocabulary: write the source's own wording in the field when nothing here fits.

URI: neurostudy_ex:MeasureFamily

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
functional_bold None The BOLD signal and anything derived from it, including connectivity, decodin...
structural_morphometry None Measures of tissue shape and quantity from a structural image -- volume, thic...
diffusion None Measures from diffusion-weighted imaging
perfusion None Blood flow and volume measures, from ASL or a contrast agent
molecular_imaging None PET and SPECT measures of a tracer's distribution or binding
electrophysiology None EEG, MEG, and intracranial electrical measures

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://neurostuff.org/schemas/neuroimaging-study-extraction

LinkML Source

name: MeasureFamily
description: 'Broad imaging or signal family, for coarse filtering. A BOLD-derived
  connectivity or decoding result stays functional_bold: derived measures take the
  family of the underlying signal. Open vocabulary: write the source''s own wording
  in the field when nothing here fits.'
from_schema: https://neurostuff.org/schemas/neuroimaging-study-extraction
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  functional_bold:
    text: functional_bold
    description: The BOLD signal and anything derived from it, including connectivity,
      decoding performance, and amplitude measures.
  structural_morphometry:
    text: structural_morphometry
    description: Measures of tissue shape and quantity from a structural image --
      volume, thickness, surface area, density.
  diffusion:
    text: diffusion
    description: Measures from diffusion-weighted imaging.
  perfusion:
    text: perfusion
    description: Blood flow and volume measures, from ASL or a contrast agent.
  molecular_imaging:
    text: molecular_imaging
    description: PET and SPECT measures of a tracer's distribution or binding.
  electrophysiology:
    text: electrophysiology
    description: EEG, MEG, and intracranial electrical measures.