# Short Survey - Help us create and curate a neuroimaging GitHub repo **URL:** \ **Category:** Analyzing and Reusing Data\ **Tags:** ppmi, data-access, how-to\ **Created:** [September 9, 2025, 4:00am UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/short-survey-help-us-create-and-curate-a-neuroimaging-github-repo/1130 "2025-09-09T04:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AmgadDroby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/michaeljfox/user_avatar/rcop.michaeljfox.org/amgaddroby/32/296_2.png) [@AmgadDroby](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/u/AmgadDroby)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 4:00am UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/short-survey-help-us-create-and-curate-a-neuroimaging-github-repo/1130/1 "2025-09-09T04:00:00Z")
Hey everyone, Following up on the earlier post on May 19th about setting up a shared GitHub repo for imaging methods & scripts – we want to make sure we focus on what’s actually useful for you all. **1. What types of analyses would you love to see included first?** - Data preprocessing (Accessing, download, conversion, management, QA, etc..). - Structural MRI (segmentation, volumetrics, cortical thickness, other) - Diffusion (DTI, free-water, tractography) - Functional (resting-state, connectivity, network analysis) - Quantitative mapping (QSM, T1/T2\*, relaxometry) _Poll ([view on site](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/short-survey-help-us-create-and-curate-a-neuroimaging-github-repo/1130/1))_ **2. Any “must-have” methods/pipelines you always wished someone had shared?** The repo will be community-driven, so your input will directly shape what we build first. Also—if you’re up for sharing your own scripts later, even better! Looking forward to seeing what you all find most useful! ---
**Author:** ![vcatterson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/michaeljfox/user_avatar/rcop.michaeljfox.org/vcatterson/32/500_2.png) [@vcatterson](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/u/vcatterson)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/short-survey-help-us-create-and-curate-a-neuroimaging-github-repo/1130/2 "2025-09-09T06:39:17Z")
Thank you for championing this effort, @AmgadDroby ! While I don’t have much experience in neuroimaging myself, I’d be very excited to access and use the features generated by such a repo! So unfortunately I can’t contribute much in terms of suggesting types of analyses, but I hope to hear the guidance of this community about which analyses are most informative. ---
**Author:** ![jgottesman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/michaeljfox/user_avatar/rcop.michaeljfox.org/jgottesman/32/46_2.png) [@jgottesman](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/u/jgottesman)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/short-survey-help-us-create-and-curate-a-neuroimaging-github-repo/1130/3 "2025-09-09T21:23:13Z")
Hi @AmgadDroby, this is great – would you mind if I shared with the folks at the PPMI Imaging WG and an MJFF imaging mailing list? ---
**Author:** ![AmgadDroby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/michaeljfox/user_avatar/rcop.michaeljfox.org/amgaddroby/32/296_2.png) [@AmgadDroby](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/u/AmgadDroby)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/short-survey-help-us-create-and-curate-a-neuroimaging-github-repo/1130/5 "2025-09-09T21:23:13Z")
@jgottesman : Yes definitely, that is a great idea! ---
**Author:** ![gginnan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/michaeljfox/user_avatar/rcop.michaeljfox.org/gginnan/32/282_2.png) [@gginnan](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/u/gginnan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/short-survey-help-us-create-and-curate-a-neuroimaging-github-repo/1130/6 "2025-09-16T16:31:31Z")
Hi all! Bumping the survey in this thread to the top of the home page to see if any community members with interest in imaging have input as to **which type of analyses** they’d like to see in a neuroimaging repo on GitHub. @Shamabed @dmarinme @braah @Ollena5 @whiter @nisha @buddhi @tiago.azevedo @jf.daneault @kbarkut @ADalby @rickhelmich @bmarebwa @flokri @raybonj @sherinechan The DCoP’s Imaging Interest Group (within the [Data Modality and Methodology Task Force](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/data-modality-methodology-task-force-2025/1073)) will be developing methods and scripts to help accelerate your research, and your feedback is crucial to this effort! ---
**Author:** ![tiago.azevedo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/michaeljfox/user_avatar/rcop.michaeljfox.org/tiago.azevedo/32/598_2.png) [@tiago.azevedo](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/u/tiago.azevedo)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/short-survey-help-us-create-and-curate-a-neuroimaging-github-repo/1130/7 "2025-09-16T17:24:44Z")
Thanks for asking! In general I’d be interested in scripts to preprocess MRI, given it’s such a complex issue, and the FreeSurfer-processed MRI given by PPMI is only at baseline at the moment. Another thing that I feel would be very useful is related to the datscans. As it was discussed in a [previous thread](https://rcop.michaeljfox.org/t/understanding-the-datscan-data-in-the-ppmi-curated-data-cut/1222) it seems there’s information missing about how these scans have been preprocessed recently. Thanks!