Alzheimer’s Detection through 3D Convolutional Neural Networks

To inform a proper diagnosis and understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), deep learning has emerged as an alternate approach for detecting physical brain changes within magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The advancement of deep learning within biomedical imaging, particularly in MRI scans, has prov...

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Main Authors: Ryan Hogan, Christoforos Christoforou
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Published: LibraryPress@UF 2021-04-01
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description To inform a proper diagnosis and understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), deep learning has emerged as an alternate approach for detecting physical brain changes within magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The advancement of deep learning within biomedical imaging, particularly in MRI scans, has proven to be an efficient resource for abnormality detection while utilizing convolutional neural networks (CNN) to perform feature mapping within multilayer perceptrons. In this study, we aim to test the feasibility of using three-dimensional convolutional neural networks to identify neurophysiological degeneration in the entire-brain scans that differentiate between AD patients and controls. In particular, we propose and train a 3D-CNN model to classify between MRI scans of cognitively-healthy individuals and AD patients. We validate our proposed model on a large dataset composed of more than seven hundred MRI scans (half AD). Our results show a validation accuracy of 79% which is at par with the current state-of-the-art. The benefits of our proposed 3D network are that it can assist in the exploration and detection of AD by mapping the complex heterogeneity of the brain, particularly in the limbic system and temporal lobe. The goal of this research is to measure the efficacy and predictability of 3D convolutional networks in detecting the progression of neurodegeneration within MRI brain scans of HC and AD patients.
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spelling doaj-art-7924a94c74c9441b9c0e28e4d84b9d612025-08-20T03:05:50ZengLibraryPress@UFProceedings of the International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference2334-07542334-07622021-04-013410.32473/flairs.v34i1.12847662870Alzheimer’s Detection through 3D Convolutional Neural NetworksRyan Hogan0Christoforos ChristoforouSt. John's UniversityTo inform a proper diagnosis and understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), deep learning has emerged as an alternate approach for detecting physical brain changes within magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The advancement of deep learning within biomedical imaging, particularly in MRI scans, has proven to be an efficient resource for abnormality detection while utilizing convolutional neural networks (CNN) to perform feature mapping within multilayer perceptrons. In this study, we aim to test the feasibility of using three-dimensional convolutional neural networks to identify neurophysiological degeneration in the entire-brain scans that differentiate between AD patients and controls. In particular, we propose and train a 3D-CNN model to classify between MRI scans of cognitively-healthy individuals and AD patients. We validate our proposed model on a large dataset composed of more than seven hundred MRI scans (half AD). Our results show a validation accuracy of 79% which is at par with the current state-of-the-art. The benefits of our proposed 3D network are that it can assist in the exploration and detection of AD by mapping the complex heterogeneity of the brain, particularly in the limbic system and temporal lobe. The goal of this research is to measure the efficacy and predictability of 3D convolutional networks in detecting the progression of neurodegeneration within MRI brain scans of HC and AD patients.https://journals.flvc.org/FLAIRS/article/view/128476alzheimer's diseaseconvolutional neural networkmedical imaging3d mri scansbinary classificationdeep learning
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Alzheimer’s Detection through 3D Convolutional Neural Networks
Proceedings of the International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference
alzheimer's disease
convolutional neural network
medical imaging
3d mri scans
binary classification
deep learning
title Alzheimer’s Detection through 3D Convolutional Neural Networks
title_full Alzheimer’s Detection through 3D Convolutional Neural Networks
title_fullStr Alzheimer’s Detection through 3D Convolutional Neural Networks
title_full_unstemmed Alzheimer’s Detection through 3D Convolutional Neural Networks
title_short Alzheimer’s Detection through 3D Convolutional Neural Networks
title_sort alzheimer s detection through 3d convolutional neural networks
topic alzheimer's disease
convolutional neural network
medical imaging
3d mri scans
binary classification
deep learning
url https://journals.flvc.org/FLAIRS/article/view/128476
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