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ArticleNature communications2025

AI-driven fusion of multimodal data for Alzheimer's disease biomarker assessment.

Varuna H Jasodanand, Sahana S Kowshik, Shreyas Puducheri, Michael F Romano, Lingyi Xu, Rhoda Au, Vijaya B Kolachalama

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Classification of tau status with machine learning models in amyloid-positive cohorts.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  10. Multimodal neuroimaging approach for cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Varuna H JasodanandDepartment of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2689-0259
Sahana S KowshikDepartment of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-9547-7638
Shreyas PuducheriDepartment of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-6850-7370
Michael F RomanoDepartment of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Lingyi XuDepartment of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Rhoda AuDepartment of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Vijaya B KolachalamaDepartment of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. vkola@bu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5312-8644

Funding

Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative - SupplementU01AG024904 · NIA · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE RES &EDUC · PI WEINER, MICHAEL W · 2004 to 2015
$121.0M
WU INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1TR002345 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William G. Powderly · 2017 to 2026
$97.8M
Smartphone-Based "Burst" Cognitive AssessmentsP01AG003991 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOHN MORRIS · 1985 to 2026
$69.5M
Vascular factors, physical activity, and inflammation as modulators of neurodegenerative and cognitive trajectories (Project 2)P01AG036694 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI REISA A. SPERLING · 2010 to 2026
$50.2M
The natural history of AB accumulation in preclinical ADP01AG026276 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MORRIS, JOHN · 2005 to 2025
$49.5M
National Alzheimer's Coordinating CenterU24AG072122 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI STEPHENS, KARI A · 2021 to 2025
$45.8M
Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational SciencesUL1TR000448 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EVANOFF, BRADLEY A · 2012 to 2016
$41.4M
Research Education ComponentP30AG062422 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Gil Dan Rabinovici · 2019 to 2026
$36.9M
Research Education ComponentP30AG062421 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Teresa Gomez-Isla · 2019 to 2026
$36.5M
UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center P30P30AG062429 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Mark W Bondi · 2019 to 2026
$34.9M
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG062715 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Barbara Brigitta Bendlin · 2019 to 2026
$34.5M
Research Education ComponentP30AG062677 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI NILUFER ERTEKIN-TANER · 2019 to 2026
$33.5M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis hinges on detecting amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tau (τ) tangles, typically assessed using PET imaging. While accurate, these modalities are expensive and not widely accessible, limiting their utility in routine clinical practice. Here, we present a multimodal computational framework that integrates data from seven distinct cohorts comprising 12, 185 participants to estimate individual PET profiles using more readily available neurological assessments. Our approach achieved an AUROC of 0.79 and 0.84 in classifying Aβ and τ status, respectively. Predicted PET status was consistent with various biomarker profiles and postmortem pathology, and model-identified regional brain volumes aligned with known spatial patterns of tau deposition. This approach can support scalable pre-screening of candidates for anti-amyloid therapies and clinical trials targeting Aβ and τ, offering a practical alternative to direct PET imaging.

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Alzheimer DiseaseArtificial IntelligenceAgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersBrainFemaleHumansMalePlaque, AmyloidPositron-Emission Tomographytau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkerstau Proteins

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PMID40789853
PMCPMC12339743

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