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ArticleBehavioural neurology2022

Identification of Alzheimer's Disease Progression Stages Using Topological Measures of Resting-State Functional Connectivity Networks: A Comparative Study.

Zhanxiong Wu, Jinhui Wu, Xumin Chen, Xun Li, Jian Shen, Hui Hong

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Article in Behavioural neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhanxiong WuSchool of Electronic Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4145-0759
Jinhui WuSchool of Electronic Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China.
Xumin ChenSchool of Electronic Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China.
Xun LiSchool of Computer Science and Technology, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China.
Jian ShenNeurosurgery Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China.
Hui HongSchool of Electronic Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8807-7859
Hangzhou Dianzi University · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative - SupplementU01AG024904 · NIA · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE RES &EDUC · PI WEINER, MICHAEL W · 2004 to 2015
$121.0M
NIA NIH HHS U01 AG024904
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) has been widely employed to examine brain functional connectivity (FC) alterations in various neurological disorders. At present, various computational methods have been proposed to estimate connectivity strength between different brain regions, as the edge weight of FC networks. However, little is known about which model is more sensitive to Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression. This study comparatively characterized topological properties of rs-FC networks constructed with Pearson correlation (PC), dynamic time warping (DTW), and group information guided independent component analysis (GIG-ICA), aimed at investigating the sensitivity and effectivity of these methods in differentiating AD stages. A total of 54 subjects from Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ANDI) database, divided into healthy control (HC), mild cognition impairment (MCI), and AD groups, were included in this study. Network-level (global efficiency and characteristic path length) and nodal (clustering coefficient) metrics were used to capture groupwise difference across HC, MCI, and AD groups. The results showed that almost no significant differences were found according to global efficiency and characteristic path length. However, in terms of clustering coefficient, 52 brain parcels sensitive to AD progression were identified in rs-FC networks built with GIG-ICA, much more than PC (6 parcels) and DTW (3 parcels). This indicates that GIG-ICA is more sensitive to AD progression than PC and DTW. The findings also confirmed that the AD-linked FC alterations mostly appeared in temporal, cingulate, and angular areas, which might contribute to clinical diagnosis of AD. Overall, this study provides insights into the topological properties of rs-FC networks over AD progression, suggesting that FC strength estimation of FC networks cannot be neglected in AD-related graph analysis.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionBrainDisease ProgressionHumansMagnetic Resonance Imaging

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