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MESA Data and Materials Distribution Agreement

Signed per research project between the recipient institution, the MESA Coordinating Center and NHLBI after a MESA proposal is approved. Use is limited to the approved project, IRB review and participant consent; data and derivatives may not be passed on, results go back to MESA, and data are destroyed when the agreement ends.

Original license text Edit Purpose: Approved project only Version read: NHLBI MESA DMDA, version date 2023-11-06 Checked 2026-10-08
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In your favor With conditions Restricts you Not stated in the text

What you can do

  • Conditional
  • Not stated
  • Conditional
  • Conditional

What you can share

  • No
  • No
  • Share trained models Not stated

What you must do

  • Yes
  • Share alike No
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Release code No
  • Yes
  • Yes

Limits

  • Yes
  • No

Datasets under this license

  • MESA Exam 6 Brain MRI

    3 T brain MRI of 1,062 older adults from a multi-ethnic US community cohort, scanned 2018 to 2019 with T1w, T2w, FLAIR, diffusion, ASL, multi-echo SWI/QSM and fMRI. Available through an approved MESA proposal and a signed DMDA.