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Baseline MRI predictors of conversion from MCI to probable AD in the ADNI cohort

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Risacher, Shannon, Saykin, Andrew, Wes, John, Shen, Li, Firpi, Hiram, McDonald, Brenna·2009·Current Alzheimer Research

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The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) is a multi-center study assessing neuroimaging in diagnosis and longitudinal monitoring. Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) often represents a prodromal form of dementia, conferring a 10-15% annual risk of converting to probable AD. We analyzed baseline 1.5T MRI scans in 693 participants from the ADNI cohort divided into four groups by baseline diagnosis and one year MCI to probable AD conversion status to identify neuroimaging phenotypes associated with MCI and AD and potential predictive markers of imminent conversion. MP-RAGE scans were analyzed using publicly available voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and automated parcellation methods. Measures included global and hippocampal grey matter (GM) density, hippocampal and amygdalar volumes, and cortical thickness values from entorhinal cortex and other temporal and parietal lobe regions. The overall pattern of structural MRI changes in MCI (n=339) and AD (n=148) compared to healthy controls (HC, n=206) was similar to prior findings in smaller samples. MCI-Converters (n=62) demonstrated a very similar pattern of atrophic changes to the AD group up to a year before meeting clinical criteria for AD. Finally, a comparison of effect sizes for contrasts between the MCI-Converters and MCI-Stable (n=277) groups on MRI metrics indicated that degree of neurodegeneration of medial temporal structures was the best antecedent MRI marker of imminent conversion, with decreased hippocampal volume (left > right) being the most robust. Validation of imaging biomarkers is important as they can help enrich clinical trials of disease modifying agents by identifying individuals at highest risk for progression to AD.

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Authors
Risacher, S., Saykin, A., Wes, J., Shen, L., Firpi, H., & McDonald, B.
Affiliations
  • Indiana University School of Medicine (US)
  • Indiana University Bloomington (US)
Corresponding author
Saykin, Andrew
Venue
Current Alzheimer Research
Published
2009-08-01
Volume
6
Issue
4
Pages
347-361
ISSN
1567-2050 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2128422359
Cited by
538
References
90
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22.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Current Alzheimer Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Brigham Young University
  • National Institutes of Health (5u01ag024904-10)
  • School of Medicine, Indiana University
  • National Institute on Aging (U01-AG-024904, P30AG010133, R01 AG19771, R01AG019771, U19AG010483, P30 AG-10133)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (R03EB008674)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease, amnestic mild cognitive impairment, neuroimaging biomarkers, hippocampal volume, gray matter density, amygdala, entorhinal cortex, cortical thickness, medial temporal lobe atrophy, structural MRI, voxel-based morphometry, MPRAGE, disease progression prediction
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Analysis of Variance, Atrophy, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Cognition Disorders, Female, Hippocampus, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Organ Size, Predictive Value of Tests, Multivariate Analysis, Disease Progression

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