Hello,
I ran 3dLME and I got the following log message, as well as the outcome image that looks exactly the same as the group mask that I used.
*+ WARNING: Smallest FDR q [3 cond:group F] = 0.466427 ==> few true single voxel detections
Does it simply mean that there was no significant result (e.g. interaction effect)? I thought that the output image/map represents F-score for each voxel, irrespective of whether significant or not.
Sophia
Sounds like something may not be quite right in your 3dLME command. Can you please post the full command and output?
Also the info from:
afni_system_check.py -check_all
Thank you for your quick reply, Peter.
Here is the full command and output: (I tried to examine condition*group interaction: 2 groups with ag and ctr; 2 conditions, repeated, with r1 and r2), and input files are resting-state fMRI dataset. I was puzzled when I saw the output file/image, which looks (is) the group mask. Thank you! Sophia
sh -x 3dLME.txt
Loading required package: phia
Loading required package: car
Package phia loaded successfully!
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***** Summary information of data structure *****
28 subjects : DBD_A00 DBD_A01 DBD_A02 DBD_A03 DBD_A04 DBD_A05 DBD_A06 DBD_A07 DBD_A08 DBD_A09 DBD_A10 DBD_A11 DBD_A12 DBD_A14 DBD_A15 DBD_A16 DBD_A17 DBD_A18 DBD_A19 DBD_A20 DBD_A21 DBD_A22 DBD_A23 DBD_A24 DBD_A25 DBD_A26 DBD_A27 DBD_A28
56 response values
2 levels for factor cond : r1 r2
2 levels for factor group : ag ctr
2 post hoc tests
Contingency tables of subject distributions among the categorical variables:
Tabulation of subjects against all categorical variables
Subj vs cond:
r1 r2
DBD_A00 1 1
DBD_A01 1 1
DBD_A02 1 1
DBD_A03 1 1
DBD_A04 1 1
DBD_A05 1 1
DBD_A06 1 1
DBD_A07 1 1
DBD_A08 1 1
DBD_A09 1 1
DBD_A10 1 1
DBD_A11 1 1
DBD_A12 1 1
DBD_A14 1 1
DBD_A15 1 1
DBD_A16 1 1
DBD_A17 1 1
DBD_A18 1 1
DBD_A19 1 1
DBD_A20 1 1
DBD_A21 1 1
DBD_A22 1 1
DBD_A23 1 1
DBD_A24 1 1
DBD_A25 1 1
DBD_A26 1 1
DBD_A27 1 1
DBD_A28 1 1
Subj vs group:
ag ctr
DBD_A00 2 0
DBD_A01 0 2
DBD_A02 0 2
DBD_A03 2 0
DBD_A04 0 2
DBD_A05 2 0
DBD_A06 2 0
DBD_A07 2 0
DBD_A08 2 0
DBD_A09 0 2
DBD_A10 2 0
DBD_A11 2 0
DBD_A12 0 2
DBD_A14 0 2
DBD_A15 2 0
DBD_A16 0 2
DBD_A17 0 2
DBD_A18 0 2
DBD_A19 0 2
DBD_A20 2 0
DBD_A21 2 0
DBD_A22 2 0
DBD_A23 2 0
DBD_A24 2 0
DBD_A25 2 0
DBD_A26 2 0
DBD_A27 2 0
DBD_A28 2 0
***** End of data structure information *****
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Reading input files now…
** AFNI converts NIFTI_datatype=64 (FLOAT64) in file DBD_A00_r1.nii.gz to FLOAT32
Warnings of this type will be muted for this session.
Set AFNI_NIFTI_TYPE_WARN to YES to see them all, NO to see none.
Reading input files: Done!
If the program hangs here for more than, for example, half an hour,
kill the process because the model specification or the GLT coding
is likely inappropriate.
[1] “Great, test run passed at voxel (30, 54, 45)!”
[1] “Start to compute 91 slices along Z axis. You can monitor the progress”
[1] “and estimate the total run time as shown below.”
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Loading required package: snow
Package snow loaded successfully!
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++ Smallest FDR q [0 (Intercept) F] = 2.12007e-10
++ Smallest FDR q [1 cond F] = 0.0117753
++ Smallest FDR q [2 group F] = 0.00939132
*+ WARNING: Smallest FDR q [3 cond:group F] = 0.466427 ==> few true single voxel detections
++ Smallest FDR q [5 r1-r2 Z] = 2.37392e-07
++ Smallest FDR q [7 ag_r1-r2 Z] = 0.00132016
++ Smallest FDR q [8 r1-r2 Chisq] = 1.07256e-07
[1] “Congratulations! You’ve got an output DBD_adult_28+tlrc”
Hi Sophia,
You are basically right, the warning means that there
is a very small fraction of voxels with low p-values
in that volume, as detected by FDR.
So you are unlikely to see a significant result from
that particular test.
Thanks, Rick.
So, when there is no significant result (as indicated by log messages), the output image from that dataset would be typically the group mask (or standard MNI mask: I run 3dLME without using the group mask), which says “no significant result”. Is this correct?
Thanks again, Sophia
One more question.
As Rick said, it is unlikely to have any significant result from the dataset using 3dLME (two-way repeated ANOVA; 2 groups and 2 conditions/scans with pre- and post-training scans). Before running 3dLEM, I ran a group analysis (i.e., repeated measure) for each group, using FSL (GRF corrected for multiple comparisons, cluster-level thresholding Z > 2.3, p < 0.05). In the experimental group (“ag”), there was a significant effect of the perceptual training (post-/r2 scan > pre-/r1 scan) on a few brain regions/clusters, but not in the control group. Thus I expected to see some significant results from 3dLME, possibly in similar regions/clusters. Can you help me to understand potential reasons why this discrepancy occurred?
As AFNI can cope with more complex group analysis approach, I want to understand AFNI’s methods clearly. For this, your inputs will be greatly appreciated!
Best, Sophia
Sophia,
You have a pretty simple and straightforward model, and either 3dMVM or 3dLME should work fine with your data structure. Even simple t-tests with 3dttest++ would work in your case if you know how to set it up.
I ran a group analysis (i.e., repeated measure) for each group, using FSL (GRF corrected for multiple comparisons,
cluster-level thresholding Z > 2.3, p < 0.05).
Just curious: How did you run the analysis in FSL? If you perform the analysis for each group separately, that would be a simple paired t-test.
Hi Sophia,
That mask aspect is different from the FDR one. Just to be clear,
it is only for volume #3 (for cond:group F), or all of them?
And how are you viewing it? If the threshold is very low (or
even 0.0), then the result should indeed look like the mask, since
the voxels outside the mask are all 0. But that has nothing to do
with the high FDR warning.
Anyway, I am sure the comments from Gang will clarify things.
Thanks, Gang.
I was specifically requested to show “group x condition/scan” interaction, and for it, I thought 3dLME is the option. As you suggested that this can be done by 3dMVM, too, I will take a look at this program.
In FSL, I ran repeated measure for each group, which is simple group paired t-test, as follows:
The first explanatory variable (EV) was for the condition/scan differences [1, 1, 1, …-1, -1, -1…], and then one extra EV for each subject (if there are 8 subjects, there are EV2-9). Contrast 1 with “1” for EV1 and “0” elsewhere, as well as contrast with 2 with “-1” for EV1 and “0” elsewhere, tested for the paired differences (i.e., Contrast 1 implies Pre-scan > Post-scan; Contrast 2 implies Post-scan > Pre-scan).
This method yielded significant results/clusters (Contrast 2, the increase in local functional connectivity, in a few brain regions) only in the experimental group, and post-hoc analysis (e.g., by SPSS) using connectivity values extracted from these clusters (based on the experimental group) confirmed no significant difference (increase nor decrease) in the control group.
Hence, I expected that 3dLME would yield the effect of group x scan interaction…unfortunately it was not the case, and I wonder why!
Sophia
Hi Rick,
From your comment, “That mask aspect is different from the FDR one. Just to be clear, it is only for volume #3 (for cond:group F), or all of them?”, I wonder if the output images (+tlrc) could be multiple… I’ve got only one output image “DBD_adult_28+tlrc”, which looks like the mask.
I viewed the output using AFNI viewer (Underlay = MNI_avg152T1; Overlay = the output image). 3dinfo provided the following information for the output image. One of the log message is “Number of values stored at each pixel = 9”, but I am not sure how to see these numbers in the mask-looking output image.
Dataset File: DBD_adult_28+orig
Identifier Code: XYZ_8PUb46gn02n1876r9RGx88 Creation Date:
Template Space: ORIG
Dataset Type: Func-Bucket (-fbuc)
Byte Order: LSB_FIRST [this CPU native = LSB_FIRST]
Storage Mode: BRIK
Storage Space: 16,247,322 (16 million [mega]) bytes
Geometry String: “MATRIX(2,0,0,-90,0,-2,0,126,0,0,2,-72):91,109,91”
Data Axes Tilt: Plumb
Data Axes Orientation:
first (x) = Right-to-Left
second (y) = Posterior-to-Anterior
third (z) = Inferior-to-Superior [-orient RPI]
R-to-L extent: -90.000 [R] -to- 90.000 [L] -step- 2.000 mm [ 91 voxels]
A-to-P extent: -90.000 [A] -to- 126.000 [P] -step- 2.000 mm [109 voxels]
I-to-S extent: -72.000 [I] -to- 108.000 [S] -step- 2.000 mm [ 91 voxels]
Number of values stored at each pixel = 9
– At sub-brick #0 ‘(Intercept) F’ datum type is short: 0 to 100
statcode = fift; statpar = 1 26
– At sub-brick #1 ‘cond F’ datum type is short: 0 to 32767 [internal]
[* 0.00148736] 0 to 48.7362 [scaled]
statcode = fift; statpar = 1 26
– At sub-brick #2 ‘group F’ datum type is short: 0 to 32767 [internal]
[* 0.0015869] 0 to 51.9979 [scaled]
statcode = fift; statpar = 1 26
** For info on all 9 sub-bricks, use ‘3dinfo -verb’ **
I am unfamiliar with AFNI group analyses, and sorry if all my questions are too basic or unclear!
Sophia
Sophia,
Theoretically speaking, the repeated-measures (or within-subject) ANOVA for one group you ran in FSL should be the same as a paired t-test. Are you comparing such a paired t-test from FSL with one of the post hoc test from 3dLME? If so, one possibility about the discrepancy is the following: You can only perform one-sided (or one-tailed) t-test in other software packages. It is debatable whether such a blindsight approach is valid or not, but the default in AFNI is two-sided unless the user knowingly switches to one-sided testing on the AFNI GUI.
Thanks for your explanation, Gang.
I think that the result I’ve got from FSL is based on one-tailed t-test. More specifically, my FSL result came from one of the two contrast, “A-B contrast”, showing a significant effect in the experimental group only, but no significant result for B-A contrast in either group. I assume that these may have contributed to the discrepancy (i.e., 3dLME yielded no significant interaction effect).
The AFNI team is amazingly responsive to all the questions. Thanks again!
Best, Sophia
Hi Sophia,
It seems like you need to spend time exploring your
results. The output probably looks like a mask
because no reasonable threshold has been set.
Plus, you are looking at volume #0, the Intercept
F-stat. As you have noted, there are 9 volumes in
that data. From the Define Overlay panel, there are
menu buttons on the right to choose the OLay and
Thr volumes (for color Overlay and Threshold
volumes, respectively).
Consider reviewing afni03_interactive.pdf, starting
on slide 26.
Dear Rick,
Oh, thank you very much. Very useful pieces of information that I did not know clearly. I will go through the provided document (afni03_interactive.pdf) to understand them. Many thanks!
Sophia
I assume that these may have contributed to the discrepancy (i.e., 3dLME yielded no significant interaction effect).
You can verify whether the two analysis results match by setting up the 3dLME output with one-tailed thresholding. One approach is to match up the FSL one-tailed voxel-wise p-value (e.g., 0.005) with twice as large (e.g. 0.01) on the AFNI viewer. A second (better) approach for one-tailed thresholding in AFNI is to use the right mouse button to click the area right above the threshold slider bar, and then choose Pos Only (or Neg Only) for the Sign option.
Hi Sophia and Rick,
My colleague and I also noticed that for some subbricks in our respective studies, the max F value listed when using 3dclust was 100. Does the program max out at 100? Is there some sort of conversion we should use to get the exact F value (if it is indeed higher than 100)?
As a side note, we both ran first level models in SPM but then switched to AFNI later on down the road (for me, 3dMVM seemed more appropriate). I dont know if this is relevant to the current issue, but we wanted to share, just in case.
Thank you,
Katie
for some subbricks in our respective studies, the max F value listed when using 3dclust was 100. Does the program max out at 100?
Yes, when an F-stat value is greater than 100, there is little reason to have the exact the value, so it's automatically truncated for storage purpose.
Is there some sort of conversion we should use to get the exact F value (if it is indeed higher than 100)?
Why do you need the exact F-stat value when it's higher than 100?
Hi Gang,
Sorry for my delayed reply. I just saw your response!
I wanted to report the F stat- the intercept is meaningful in my case.
Thank you
I wanted to report the F stat- the intercept is meaningful in my case.
When an F-stat value is larger than 100, there is no point reporting the exact value because accuracy becomes unimportant for such a large value, and you can simply say F(n1, n2) > 100.
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