Note
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nilearn.image.high_variance_confounds¶
- nilearn.image.high_variance_confounds(imgs, n_confounds=5, percentile=2.0, detrend=True, mask_img=None)[source]¶
Return confounds extracted from input signals with highest variance.
- Parameters:
- imgsNiimg-like object
4D image. See Input and output: neuroimaging data representation.
- mask_imgNiimg-like object
If not provided, all voxels are used. If provided, confounds are extracted from voxels inside the mask. See Input and output: neuroimaging data representation.
- n_confounds
int, default=5 Number of confounds to return.
- percentile
float, default=2 Highest-variance signals percentile to keep before computing the singular value decomposition, 0. <= percentile <= 100. mask_img.sum() * percentile / 100 must be greater than n_confounds.
- detrend
bool, default=True If True, detrend signals before processing.
- Returns:
numpy.ndarrayHighest variance confounds. Shape: (number_of_scans, n_confounds).
Notes
This method is related to what has been published in the literature as ‘CompCor’ (Behzadi NeuroImage 2007).
The implemented algorithm does the following:
Computes the sum of squares for each signal (no mean removal).
Keeps a given percentile of signals with highest variance (percentile).
Computes an SVD of the extracted signals.
Returns a given number (n_confounds) of signals from the SVD with highest singular values.
