We introduce a novel approach for integrating novel diffusion MRI (dMRI) derived microstructural properties and resting state functional MRI (rsfMRI) derived functional measures to obtain a comprehensive understanding of brain abnormalities in neuropsychiatric disorders. We applied this methodology to study abnormalities in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), providing a probabilistic view of the abnormal connections, thus accounting for the heterogeneity in the presentation of ADHD. We further show that the integrated analysis is significantly more sensitive than separate dMRI and rsfMRI analyses. Apart from known connections reported to be abnormal in the literature, we find several new abnormal connections in ADHD subjects with high probability.
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