Magnetic resonance radiomics-based deep learning model for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Introduction The progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been shown to significantly correlate with changes in brain tissue structure and leads to cognitive decline and dementia. Using radiomic features derived from brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, we can get the help of deep le...

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Main Authors: Zengbei Yuan, Na Qi, Xing Chen, Yingying Luo, Zirong Zhou, Jie Wang, Junhao Wu, Jun Zhao
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251337183
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Na Qi
Xing Chen
Yingying Luo
Zirong Zhou
Jie Wang
Junhao Wu
Jun Zhao
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Xing Chen
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Jun Zhao
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description Introduction The progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been shown to significantly correlate with changes in brain tissue structure and leads to cognitive decline and dementia. Using radiomic features derived from brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, we can get the help of deep learning (DL) model for diagnosing AD. Methods This study proposes the use of the DL model under the framework of MR radiomics for AD diagnosis. Two cross-racial independent cohorts from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database (141 AD, 166 Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and 231 normal control (NC) subjects) and Huashan hospital (45 AD, 35 MCI, and 31 NC subjects) were enrolled. We first performed preprocessing of MRI using methods such as spatial normalization and denoizing filtering. Next, we conducted Statistical Parametric Mapping analysis based on a two-sample t-test to identify regions of interest and extracted radiomic features using Radiomics tools. Subsequently, feature selection was carried out using the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator model. Finally, the selected radiomic features were used to implement the AD diagnosis task with the TabNet model. Results The model was quantitatively evaluated using the average values obtained from five-fold cross-validation. In the three-way classification task, the model achieved classification average area under the curve (AUC) of 0.8728 and average accuracy (ACC) of 0.7111 for AD versus MCI versus NC. For the binary classification task, the average AUC values were 0.8778, 0.8864, and 0.9506 for AD versus MCI, MCI versus NC, and AD versus NC, respectively, with average ACC of 0.8667, 0.8556, and 0.9222 for these comparisons. Conclusions The proposed model exhibited excellent performance in the AD diagnosis task, accurately distinguishing different stages of AD. This confirms the value of MR DL radiomic model for AD diagnosis.
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spelling doaj-art-1ced1cc2e3ca4d55b0ed98319d84ec542025-08-20T01:48:26ZengSAGE PublishingDigital Health2055-20762025-04-011110.1177/20552076251337183Magnetic resonance radiomics-based deep learning model for diagnosis of Alzheimer's diseaseZengbei Yuan0Na Qi1Xing Chen2Yingying Luo3Zirong Zhou4Jie Wang5Junhao Wu6Jun Zhao7 Department of Nuclear Medicine, , School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China Department of Nuclear Medicine, , School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China Department of Nuclear Medicine, , School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China Department of Nuclear Medicine, , School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China Department of Nuclear Medicine, , School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET Center, , Shanghai, China Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET Center, , Shanghai, China Department of Nuclear Medicine, , School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaIntroduction The progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been shown to significantly correlate with changes in brain tissue structure and leads to cognitive decline and dementia. Using radiomic features derived from brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, we can get the help of deep learning (DL) model for diagnosing AD. Methods This study proposes the use of the DL model under the framework of MR radiomics for AD diagnosis. Two cross-racial independent cohorts from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database (141 AD, 166 Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and 231 normal control (NC) subjects) and Huashan hospital (45 AD, 35 MCI, and 31 NC subjects) were enrolled. We first performed preprocessing of MRI using methods such as spatial normalization and denoizing filtering. Next, we conducted Statistical Parametric Mapping analysis based on a two-sample t-test to identify regions of interest and extracted radiomic features using Radiomics tools. Subsequently, feature selection was carried out using the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator model. Finally, the selected radiomic features were used to implement the AD diagnosis task with the TabNet model. Results The model was quantitatively evaluated using the average values obtained from five-fold cross-validation. In the three-way classification task, the model achieved classification average area under the curve (AUC) of 0.8728 and average accuracy (ACC) of 0.7111 for AD versus MCI versus NC. For the binary classification task, the average AUC values were 0.8778, 0.8864, and 0.9506 for AD versus MCI, MCI versus NC, and AD versus NC, respectively, with average ACC of 0.8667, 0.8556, and 0.9222 for these comparisons. Conclusions The proposed model exhibited excellent performance in the AD diagnosis task, accurately distinguishing different stages of AD. This confirms the value of MR DL radiomic model for AD diagnosis.https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251337183
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Zirong Zhou
Jie Wang
Junhao Wu
Jun Zhao
Magnetic resonance radiomics-based deep learning model for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Digital Health
title Magnetic resonance radiomics-based deep learning model for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
title_full Magnetic resonance radiomics-based deep learning model for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
title_fullStr Magnetic resonance radiomics-based deep learning model for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
title_full_unstemmed Magnetic resonance radiomics-based deep learning model for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
title_short Magnetic resonance radiomics-based deep learning model for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
title_sort magnetic resonance radiomics based deep learning model for diagnosis of alzheimer s disease
url https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251337183
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