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CardioBrain calculates TFA-derived dCA metrics, including gain, phase, and coherence, across frequency bands (VLF, LF, HF), and allows users to adjust signal-processing parameters following standards recommended by the Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet). Validation of the software\u2019s TFA implementation was performed by assessing agreement between\n                    <jats:italic>CardioBrain<\/jats:italic>\n                    and the TFA function provided on CARNet\u2019s website (\n                    <jats:italic>tfa_car<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) using 18 ABP and CBFv signals. Robustness was assessed following the introduction of increasing levels of simulated signal artefacts (1%\u20135%), with and without Hampel filtering. Bland\u2013Altman analysis showed excellent agreement between CardioBrain and tfa_car for coherence, gain (cm\u00b7s\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u00b7mmHg\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), and phase (degrees), with mean differences (LoA) indicating negligible errors: VLF\n                    <jats:sub>coherence<\/jats:sub>\n                    =\u22120.00(\u22120.000067\u20130.000054), VLF\n                    <jats:sub>gain<\/jats:sub>\n                    =\u22120.00(\u22120.000067\u20130.000066), VLF\n                    <jats:sub>phase<\/jats:sub>\n                    =\u22120.00(\u22120.000066\u20130.000053), LF\n                    <jats:sub>coherence<\/jats:sub>\n                    =\u22120.00(\u20130.000063\u20130.000069), LF\n                    <jats:sub>gain<\/jats:sub>\n                    =\u22120.00(\u22120.000061\u20130.000041), LF\n                    <jats:sub>phase<\/jats:sub>\n                    =0.00(\u22120.000059\u20130.000069), HF\n                    <jats:sub>coherence<\/jats:sub>\n                    =\u22120.00(\u22120.000058\u20130.000036), HF\n                    <jats:sub>gain<\/jats:sub>\n                    =\u22120.00(\u22120.00007\u20130.000063), HF\n                    <jats:sub>phase<\/jats:sub>\n                    = \u2212 0.00(\u22120.000044\u20130.000029). Increasing artefact contamination, particularly from 2% onwards, resulted in greater bias and variability in TFA estimates, which were generally attenuated by Hampel filtering. This study presents\n                    <jats:italic>CardioBrain<\/jats:italic>\n                    as a user-friendly software tool for dCA assessment using TFA and demonstrates excellent agreement with an established TFA implementation. 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