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fMRI Data Preprocessing on AWS using AFNI and AWS HealthOmics

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This article provides a walkthrough for preprocessing functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data on AWS using the Analysis of Functional NeuroImages (AFNI) tool and the AWS HealthOmics service.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Overview of the solution using AWS HealthOmics, Nextflow, and Amazon S3
  • Prerequisites for the walkthrough
  • Creating a HealthOmics workflow and run using the AWS CLI and Nextflow
  • Running the workflow to process fMRI data using AFNI
  • Viewing the processed fMRI data output in an Amazon S3 bucket
  • Conclusion on using AWS HealthOmics for fMRI data preprocessing


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