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ArticleNeuroImage. Clinical2021

Support vector machine based aphasia classification of transcranial magnetic stimulation language mapping in brain tumor patients.

Ziqian Wang, Felix Dreyer, Friedemann Pulvermüller, Effrosyni Ntemou, Peter Vajkoczy, Lucius S Fekonja, Thomas Picht

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Article in NeuroImage. Clinical, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ziqian WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Felix DreyerCluster of Excellence: "Matters of Activity. Image Space Material", Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Freie Universität Berlin, Brain Language Laboratory, Department of Philosophy and Humanities, Berlin, Germany.
Friedemann PulvermüllerCluster of Excellence: "Matters of Activity. Image Space Material", Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Freie Universität Berlin, Brain Language Laboratory, Department of Philosophy and Humanities, Berlin, Germany.
Effrosyni NtemouUniversity of Groningen, Department of Neurolinguistics, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Peter VajkoczyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Lucius S FekonjaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Cluster of Excellence: "Matters of Activity. Image Space Material", Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: lucius.fekonja@charite.de.
Thomas PichtDepartment of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Cluster of Excellence: "Matters of Activity. Image Space Material", Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DECharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEUniversity of Groningen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Repetitive TMS (rTMS) allows for non-invasive and transient disruption of local neuronal functioning. We used machine learning approaches to assess whether brain tumor patients can be accurately classified into aphasic and non-aphasic groups using their rTMS language mapping results as input features. Given that each tumor affects the subject-specific language networks differently, resulting in heterogenous rTMS functional mappings, we propose the use of machine learning strategies to classify potential patterns of rTMS language mapping results. We retrospectively included 90 patients with left perisylvian world health organization (WHO) grade II-IV gliomas that underwent presurgical navigated rTMS language mapping. Within our cohort, 29 of 90 (32.2%) patients suffered from at least mild aphasia as shown in the Aachen Aphasia Test based Berlin Aphasia Score (BAS). After spatial normalization to MNI 152 of all rTMS spots, we calculated the error rate (ER) in each stimulated cortical area (28 regions of interest, ROI) by automated anatomical labeling parcellation (AAL3) and IIT. We used a support vector machine (SVM) to classify significant areas in relation to aphasia. After feeding the ROIs into the SVM model, it revealed that in addition to age (w = 2.98), the ERs of the left supramarginal gyrus (w = 3.64), left inferior parietal gyrus (w = 2.28) and right pars triangularis (w = 1.34) contributed more than other features to the model. The model's sensitivity was 86.2%, the specificity was 82.0%, the overall accuracy was 85.5% and the AUC was 89.3%. Our results demonstrate an increased vulnerability of right inferior pars triangularis to rTMS in aphasic patients due to left perisylvian gliomas. This finding points towards a functional relevant involvement of the right pars triangularis in response to aphasia. The tumor location feature, specified by calculating overlaps with white and grey matter atlases, did not affect the SVM model. The left supramarginal gyrus as a feature improved our SVM model the most. Additionally, our results could point towards a decreasing potential for neuroplasticity with age.

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AphasiaBrain NeoplasmsStrokeBrain MappingHumansLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingRetrospective StudiesSupport Vector MachineTranscranial Magnetic StimulationGliomaLanguageMachine learningSupport vector machineTranscranial magnetic stimulation

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