FORMA Atlas: The First 4D MRI Atlas of Brain Organoid Development

A scalable, noninvasive resource spanning >2,000 longitudinal volumes across cerebral, Medial Ganglionic Eminence (MGE), and midbrain lineages.

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Platform Features

A fully integrated platform for large-scale longitudinal monitoring of brain organoids

High-Throughput Imaging

15-well MRI-compatible plate enabling simultaneous imaging of multiple organoids

Large-scale Dataset

>2,000 longitudinal MRI volumes from three organoid lineages

Multi-Region Coverage

Cerebral, MGE, and Midbrain organoids for morphological diversity

Longitudinal Tracking

True longitudinal tracking over months with region-specific trajectories

Interactive Showcase

Slice 9 / 1
200%
3D Reconstruction (PRED)
points: 0

Technical Specifications

MRI Sequence

T2-weighted 3D RARE

Spatial Resolution

(dz, dy, dx) = (0.30, 0.16, 0.16) mm

Field Strength

9.4T high-field MRI

Hardware Design

Custom 15-well plate with U-bottom geometry

Dataset Composition

Total Volumes

>2,000

longitudinal MRI volumes

Brain Regions

Cerebral, Medial Ganglionic Eminence, Midbrain

Genotypes

10 Healthy Control + 2 SCZ Patient-derived lines

Longitudinal Coverage

Months of developmental tracking