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Enum: Modality

Imaging or recording modality of one Acquisition, and through instantiates the class in this module holding that modality's parameters. fMRI, sMRI, dMRI, and MRI all instantiate MRI; EEG, fNIRS, and PET instantiate their namesakes; MEG, SPECT, and other instantiate OtherModality. instantiates carries a CURIE against this module's own neurostudy prefix, so neurostudy:MRI resolves to the MRI class below.

URI: neurostudy:Modality

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
fMRI None Functional MRI, whether BOLD, ASL perfusion, or cerebral blood volume weighte...
sMRI None Structural MRI, such as a T1- or T2-weighted anatomical scan, used for morpho...
dMRI None Diffusion-weighted MRI, including DTI and DWI
MRI None An MRI acquisition whose functional, structural, or diffusion role the source...
EEG None Scalp electroencephalography
fNIRS None Functional near-infrared spectroscopy
PET None Positron emission tomography
MEG None Magnetoencephalography
SPECT None Single-photon emission computed tomography
other None A modality none of the above names, such as intracranial EEG, ultrasound, or ...

In Subsets

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

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

LinkML Source

name: Modality
description: Imaging or recording modality of one Acquisition, and through `instantiates`
  the class in this module holding that modality's parameters. fMRI, sMRI, dMRI, and
  MRI all instantiate MRI; EEG, fNIRS, and PET instantiate their namesakes; MEG, SPECT,
  and other instantiate OtherModality. `instantiates` carries a CURIE against this
  module's own `neurostudy` prefix, so `neurostudy:MRI` resolves to the MRI class
  below.
in_subset:
- mvp
from_schema: https://neurostuff.org/schemas/neuroimaging-study-storage
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  fMRI:
    text: fMRI
    description: Functional MRI, whether BOLD, ASL perfusion, or cerebral blood volume
      weighted.
    instantiates:
    - neurostudy:MRI
    in_subset:
    - mvp
  sMRI:
    text: sMRI
    description: Structural MRI, such as a T1- or T2-weighted anatomical scan, used
      for morphometry or as a coregistration target.
    instantiates:
    - neurostudy:MRI
    in_subset:
    - mvp
  dMRI:
    text: dMRI
    description: Diffusion-weighted MRI, including DTI and DWI.
    instantiates:
    - neurostudy:MRI
    in_subset:
    - mvp
  MRI:
    text: MRI
    description: An MRI acquisition whose functional, structural, or diffusion role
      the source does not make clear. Use a more specific value whenever the source
      supports one.
    instantiates:
    - neurostudy:MRI
    in_subset:
    - mvp
  EEG:
    text: EEG
    description: Scalp electroencephalography.
    instantiates:
    - neurostudy:EEG
    in_subset:
    - mvp
  fNIRS:
    text: fNIRS
    description: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy.
    instantiates:
    - neurostudy:FNIRS
    in_subset:
    - mvp
  PET:
    text: PET
    description: Positron emission tomography.
    instantiates:
    - neurostudy:PET
    in_subset:
    - mvp
  MEG:
    text: MEG
    description: Magnetoencephalography. A first-class value with no compact class
      of its own.
    instantiates:
    - neurostudy:OtherModality
    in_subset:
    - mvp
  SPECT:
    text: SPECT
    description: Single-photon emission computed tomography.
    instantiates:
    - neurostudy:OtherModality
    in_subset:
    - mvp
  other:
    text: other
    description: A modality none of the above names, such as intracranial EEG, ultrasound,
      or a physiological recording analysed on its own. OtherModality holds both its
      label and its parameters.
    instantiates:
    - neurostudy:OtherModality
    in_subset:
    - mvp