The UK Biobank imaging enhancement of 100,000 participants: rationale, data collection, management and future directions

Between 2014 and 2023, 100,000 UK Biobank participants are undergoing brain, heart and abdominal MRI, as well as DXA and carotid ultrasound scans. In this review, authors provide a detailed overview of the rationale for the collection of these imaging data, the procedures of data collection and mana...

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Main Authors: Thomas J. Littlejohns, Jo Holliday, Lorna M. Gibson, Steve Garratt, Niels Oesingmann, Fidel Alfaro-Almagro, Jimmy D. Bell, Chris Boultwood, Rory Collins, Megan C. Conroy, Nicola Crabtree, Nicola Doherty, Alejandro F. Frangi, Nicholas C. Harvey, Paul Leeson, Karla L. Miller, Stefan Neubauer, Steffen E. Petersen, Jonathan Sellors, Simon Sheard, Stephen M. Smith, Cathie L. M. Sudlow, Paul M. Matthews, Naomi E. Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15948-9