Calgary Preschool magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) dataset

The Calgary Preschool MRI Dataset in the Developmental Neuroimaging Lab at the University of Calgary uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to study brain structure and function in early childhood [1–3]. The dataset aims to characterise brain development in early childhood (2–8 years), and to understand links to cognitive and behavioral development, as well as provide a baseline from which to identify atypical development in children with diseases, disorders, or brain injuries. MRI data are provided for 126 children (61 males, 65 females). Children ranged from 1.95 to 6.22 years (mean = 3.98 ± 1.06 years) at the time of their first scan and were initially scanned at six month intervals, and now continue to be followed annually (1–20 scans per child, 431 total datasets; datasets do not always have all scan modalities available). All MRI scans were acquired on the same General Electric 3T MR750w system and 32-channel head coil (GE, Waukesha, WI) at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Canada. The MRI protocols provided in this dataset include: T1-weighted images acquired using a FSPGR BRAVO sequence; arterial spin labeling (ASL) images acquired with the vendor supplied pseudo continuous 3D ASL sequence; diffusion tensor imaging data acquired using single shot spin echo echo-planar imaging; and passive viewing resting state functional MRI data acquired with a gradient-echo echo-planar imaging sequence.