Summary of Distributed Harmonization: Federated Clustered Batch Effect Adjustment and Generalization, by Bao Hoang et al.
Distributed Harmonization: Federated Clustered Batch Effect Adjustment and Generalization
by Bao Hoang, Yijiang Pang, Siqi Liang, Liang Zhan, Paul Thompson, Jiayu Zhou
First submitted to arxiv on: 23 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper addresses a critical issue in medical data analysis, where data from multiple sites or institutions may not be independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) due to local biases. The ComBat harmonization approach is widely used but lacks compatibility when dealing with newly joined sites or evaluating unknown/unseen sites. To overcome this limitation, the authors propose a novel algorithm called Cluster ComBat that leverages cluster patterns in data from different sites. This method significantly improves the usability of ComBat harmonization and reduces computational and logistic overhead. The authors demonstrate the superiority of their approach using extensive simulation and real medical imaging data from ADNI. Their code is available on GitHub. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper solves a big problem in medical research, where data from different places can be biased by local factors. This makes it hard to analyze the data together. The authors are proposing a new way to fix this issue called Cluster ComBat. It works by looking at patterns in the data and making adjustments so that the data is more consistent across all sites. This will make it easier for researchers to work with data from multiple places. They tested their approach using real medical imaging data and showed that it works well. |
