Deep learning improves utility of tau PET in the study of Alzheimer's disease

Autor: James Zou, David Park, Aubrey Johnson, Xinyang Feng, Michelle Pardo, Jeanelle France, Zeljko Tomljanovic, Adam M. Brickman, Devangere P. Devanand, José A. Luchsinger, William C. Kreisl, Frank A. Provenzano, for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-8729
DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12264
Popis: Abstract Introduction Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging targeting neurofibrillary tau tangles is increasingly used in the study of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but its utility may be limited by conventional quantitative or qualitative evaluation techniques in earlier disease states. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are effective in learning spatial patterns for image classification. Methods 18F‐MK6240 (n = 320) and AV‐1451 (n = 446) PET images were pooled from multiple studies. We performed iterations with differing permutations of radioligands, heuristics, and architectures. Performance was compared to a standard region of interest (ROI)‐based approach on prediction of memory impairment. We visualized attention of the network to illustrate decision making. Results Overall, models had high accuracy (> 80%) with good average sensitivity and specificity (75% and 82%, respectively), and had comparable or higher accuracy to the ROI standard. Visualizations of model attention highlight known characteristics of tau radioligand binding. Discussion CNNs could improve tau PET's role in early disease and extend the utility of tau PET across generations of radioligands.
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