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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2023

Voxel-based morphometry and a deep learning model for the diagnosis of early Alzheimer's disease based on cerebral gray matter changes.

Huaidong Huang, Shiqiang Zheng, Zhongxian Yang, Yi Wu, Yan Li, Jinming Qiu, Yan Cheng, Panpan Lin, Yan Lin, Jitian Guan and 3 more

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Huaidong HuangDepartment of Medical Imaging, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, No. 69, Dongxia North Road, Jinping District, Shantou 515041, China.
Shiqiang ZhengDepartment of Computer Science, Shantou University, No. 243, Daxue Road, Jinping District, Shantou 515063, China.
Zhongxian YangMedical Imaging Center, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1333, Xinhu Road, Bao'an District, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Yi WuDepartment of Neurology, Shantou Central Hospital and Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 114, Waima Road, Jinping District, Shantou 515041, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Medical Imaging, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, No. 69, Dongxia North Road, Jinping District, Shantou 515041, China.
Jinming QiuDepartment of Medical Imaging, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, No. 69, Dongxia North Road, Jinping District, Shantou 515041, China.
Yan ChengDepartment of Medical Imaging, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, No. 69, Dongxia North Road, Jinping District, Shantou 515041, China.
Panpan LinSchool of Clinical Medicine, Quanzhou Medical College, No. 2, Anji Road, Luojiang District, Quanzhou 362000, China.
Yan LinDepartment of Medical Imaging, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, No. 69, Dongxia North Road, Jinping District, Shantou 515041, China.
Jitian GuanDepartment of Medical Imaging, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, No. 69, Dongxia North Road, Jinping District, Shantou 515041, China.
David John MikulisDivision of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S7, Canada.
Teng ZhouDepartment of Computer Science, Shantou University, No. 243, Daxue Road, Jinping District, Shantou 515063, China.
Renhua WuDepartment of Medical Imaging, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, No. 69, Dongxia North Road, Jinping District, Shantou 515041, China.
Shantou University · CNQuanzhou Normal University · CNShantou Central Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University Shenzhen Hospital · CNToronto Western Hospital · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to analyse cerebral grey matter changes in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) using voxel-based morphometry and to diagnose early Alzheimer's disease using deep learning methods based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) evaluating these changes. Participants (111 MCI, 73 normal cognition) underwent 3-T structural magnetic resonance imaging. The obtained images were assessed using voxel-based morphometry, including extraction of cerebral grey matter, analyses of statistical differences, and correlation analyses between cerebral grey matter and clinical cognitive scores in MCI. The CNN-based deep learning method was used to extract features of cerebral grey matter images. Compared to subjects with normal cognition, participants with MCI had grey matter atrophy mainly in the entorhinal cortex, frontal cortex, and bilateral frontotemporal lobes (p < 0.0001). This atrophy was significantly correlated with the decline in cognitive scores (p < 0.01). The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the CNN model for identifying participants with MCI were 80.9%, 88.9%, and 75%, respectively. The area under the curve of the model was 0.891. These findings demonstrate that research based on brain morphology can provide an effective way for the clinical, non-invasive, objective evaluation and identification of early Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionDeep LearningAtrophyGray MatterHumansMagnetic Resonance Imagingcerebral grey matterconvolutional neural networkdeep learningmild cognitive impairmentvoxel-based morphometry

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PMID35301516
PMCPMC9890469
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