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New ADNI Quick Start Guide Now Available
Fri, Aug 29, 2025

We’re excited to introduce the new ADNI Quick Start Guide to help you get the most out of the extensive data collected by the ADNI study!

Access the Quick Start Guide:  https://adni.loni.usc.edu/help-faqs/quick-start-guide/

Whether you’re new to ADNI or just need a refresher, the Quick Start guide covers the essentials, including:

  • Introduction
  • About
    • Data Collection
    • Protocols, Phases and Schedules
    • Diagnostic Cohorts
    • Schedules and rollovers
    • The remote cohorts
    • Organization of the data set
  • Getting Started
    • Study Files
    • A quick tour of the files
    • The data dictionary
    • The anatomy of an ADNI table
  • Tables to Know
    • Diagnostic Information
    • Subject Characteristics
    • Enrollment
    • Major domain-specific tables and variables
    • Remotely collected data
  • Reference
    • Cognitive Assessments and Questionnaires
    • Biofluid biomarker data

New sections on imaging and biomarkers are in progress – stay tuned for upcoming updates! 

A Quick Start overview document is also available from the  ADNI Data Repository (ADNI account required) and can be found under the menu: Search & Download –> Start Here –> Quick Start Guide

Designed to help you explore ADNI study data with confidence.


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