datalad-ukbiobank extension

This extension equips DataLad with a set of commands to obtain, monitor, and restructure imaging data releases of the UKBiobank. It is designed to download MRI bulk data, track additions/redactions/fixes from the UK Biobank, and (optionally) restructure into BIDS layout.

UKBiobank is a national and international health resource with unparalleled research opportunities, open to all bona fide health researchers. UKBiobank aims to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses – including cancer, heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, eye disorders, depression and forms of dementia. It is following the health and well-being of 500,000 volunteer participants and provides health information, which does not identify participants, to approved researchers in the UK and overseas, from academia and industry.