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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
DOI 10.2174/156720509788929273PMC PMC2764863
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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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Fig. (1) Flowchart of participant pool selection with group exclusion and inclusion criteria.
Fig. (1) Flowchart of participant pool selection with group exclusion and inclusion criteria.CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. (2). Group comparisons of healthy control participants and patient groups using a one-way ANOVA of GM density maps. Selected slices (A) and surface renderings (B) of regions where HC>AD. Selected slices (C) and surface renderings (D) of regions where HC>MCI-Converters. Selected slices (E) and surface renderings (F) of regions where HC>MCI-Stable. All comparisons are displayed at a threshold of p<0.005 (FDR), k=27. Age, gender, years of education, handedness and ICV were included as covariates in all comparisons. Selected sections for (A), (C), and (E) include left to right MNI coordinates: (0, -9, 0, coronal), (0, -23, -16, axial), (-26, -10, -15, sagittal), and (26, -10, -15, sagittal).
Fig. (2). Group comparisons of healthy control participants and patient groups using a one-way ANOVA of GM density maps. Selected slices (A) and surface renderings (B) of regions where HC>AD. Selected slices (C) and surface renderings (D) of regions where HC>MCI-Converters. Selected slices (E) and surface renderings (F) of regions where HC>MCI-Stable. All comparisons are displayed at a threshold of p<0.005 (FDR), k=27. Age, gender, years of education, handedness and ICV were included as covariates in all comparisons. Selected sections for (A), (C), and (E) include left to right MNI coordinates: (0, -9, 0, coronal), (0, -23, -16, axial), (-26, -10, -15, sagittal), and (26, -10, -15, sagittal).CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. (3). Group comparisons of patient groups based on baseline diagnosis and one year conversion status using a one-way ANOVA of GM density maps. Selected slices (A) and surface renderings (B) of regions where MCI-Stable>AD. Selected slices (C) and surface renderings (D) of regions where MCI-Stable>MCI-Converters. No significant voxels were found in the comparison between MCI-Converters and AD participants. All comparisons are displayed at a threshold of p<0.005 (FDR), k=27. Using a more lenient statistical threshold, differences were apparent in the posterior parietal and occipital lobes (data not shown). Age, gender, years of education, handedness and ICV were included as covariates in all comparisons. Selected sections for (A) and (C) include left to right MNI coordinates: (0, -9, 0, coronal), (0, -23, -16, axial), (-26, -10, -15, sagittal), and (26, -10, -15, sagittal).
Fig. (3). Group comparisons of patient groups based on baseline diagnosis and one year conversion status using a one-way ANOVA of GM density maps. Selected slices (A) and surface renderings (B) of regions where MCI-Stable>AD. Selected slices (C) and surface renderings (D) of regions where MCI-Stable>MCI-Converters. No significant voxels were found in the comparison between MCI-Converters and AD participants. All comparisons are displayed at a threshold of p<0.005 (FDR), k=27. Using a more lenient statistical threshold, differences were apparent in the posterior parietal and occipital lobes (data not shown). Age, gender, years of education, handedness and ICV were included as covariates in all comparisons. Selected sections for (A) and (C) include left to right MNI coordinates: (0, -9, 0, coronal), (0, -23, -16, axial), (-26, -10, -15, sagittal), and (26, -10, -15, sagittal).CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. (4). Extracted GM density, volume, and cortical thickness values from medial temporal lobe structures. Comparisons of GM density values (A) were extracted from the unmodulated VBM GM maps using standard left and right hippocampal ROIs traced on an independent sample of 40 HC participants [25, 58]. Bilateral hippocampal (B) and amygdalar (C) volume estimates and entorhinal cortex thickness values (D) were extracted using automated parcellation. The comparisons of all four MRI metrics show a significant difference (p<0.001) across all groups. In pairwise comparisons, hippocampal GM density, hippocampal and amygdala volumes, and entorhinal cortex thickness show significant differences between HC and all clinical groups (p<0.001) bilaterally and MCI-Stable and AD groups (p<0.001) bilaterally. Furthermore, MCI-Stable and MCI-Converter groups show significant differences in GM density and volume in the left (GM (A), p=0.001; volume (B), p<0.001) and right (GM (A), p=0.034; volume (B), p<0.001) hippocampi, as well as significant differences in amygdala volume on both the left (p<0.001) and right (p=0.01). MCI-Converters also showed significantly thinner entorhinal cortices than MCI-Stable participants on both the left (p=0.006) and right (p<0.001). No significant differences were found in hippocampal GM density, hippocampal or amygdalar volumes, or entorhinal cortex thickness values between MCI-Converter and AD groups. Age, gender, years of education, handedness, and ICV were included as covariates in all comparisons.
Fig. (4). Extracted GM density, volume, and cortical thickness values from medial temporal lobe structures. Comparisons of GM density values (A) were extracted from the unmodulated VBM GM maps using standard left and right hippocampal ROIs traced on an independent sample of 40 HC participants [25, 58]. Bilateral hippocampal (B) and amygdalar (C) volume estimates and entorhinal cortex thickness values (D) were extracted using automated parcellation. The comparisons of all four MRI metrics show a significant difference (p<0.001) across all groups. In pairwise comparisons, hippocampal GM density, hippocampal and amygdala volumes, and entorhinal cortex thickness show significant differences between HC and all clinical groups (p<0.001) bilaterally and MCI-Stable and AD groups (p<0.001) bilaterally. Furthermore, MCI-Stable and MCI-Converter groups show significant differences in GM density and volume in the left (GM (A), p=0.001; volume (B), p<0.001) and right (GM (A), p=0.034; volume (B), p<0.001) hippocampi, as well as significant differences in amygdala volume on both the left (p<0.001) and right (p=0.01). MCI-Converters also showed significantly thinner entorhinal cortices than MCI-Stable participants on both the left (p=0.006) and right (p<0.001). No significant differences were found in hippocampal GM density, hippocampal or amygdalar volumes, or entorhinal cortex thickness values between MCI-Converter and AD groups. Age, gender, years of education, handedness, and ICV were included as covariates in all comparisons.CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. (5). Cortical thickness values from the temporal lobe extracted using automated parcellation. Comparisons between cortical thickness values from three regions of the temporal lobe, including inferior (A), middle (B), and superior (C) temporal gyri, demonstrated significant differences (p<0.001) across all groups. Pairwise comparisons demonstrated significant differences in cortical thickness values for all temporal gyri bilaterally between HC and all other groups (p<0.001), as well as between the MCI-Stable and AD groups (p<0.001). The MCI-Converter and MCI-Stable groups also showed significant differences in cortical thickness in bilateral inferior temporal gyri (p<0.001), left (p<0.001) and right (p=0.001) middle temporal gyri, and left (p=0.003) and right (p=0.002) superior temporal gyri. Cortical thickness values from bilateral inferior, middle, and superior temporal gyri were not significantly different between the MCI-Converter and AD groups. Age, gender, years of education, handedness, and ICV were included as covariates in all comparisons.
Fig. (5). Cortical thickness values from the temporal lobe extracted using automated parcellation. Comparisons between cortical thickness values from three regions of the temporal lobe, including inferior (A), middle (B), and superior (C) temporal gyri, demonstrated significant differences (p<0.001) across all groups. Pairwise comparisons demonstrated significant differences in cortical thickness values for all temporal gyri bilaterally between HC and all other groups (p<0.001), as well as between the MCI-Stable and AD groups (p<0.001). The MCI-Converter and MCI-Stable groups also showed significant differences in cortical thickness in bilateral inferior temporal gyri (p<0.001), left (p<0.001) and right (p=0.001) middle temporal gyri, and left (p=0.003) and right (p=0.002) superior temporal gyri. Cortical thickness values from bilateral inferior, middle, and superior temporal gyri were not significantly different between the MCI-Converter and AD groups. Age, gender, years of education, handedness, and ICV were included as covariates in all comparisons.CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. (6). Parietal cortical thickness values extracted using automated parcellation. Cortical thickness values from the inferior parietal gyrus (A) and precuneus (B) showed significant differences between groups (p<0.001). Pairwise comparisons showed significant differences in bilateral inferior parietal gyrus and precuneus between HC and all clinical groups (p<0.001), as well as between the MCI-Stable and AD groups (p<0.001). The MCI-Stable and MCI-Converter groups were significantly different in the left (p=0.006) and right (p=0.009) inferior parietal gyri and left (p=0.012) and right (p=0.013) precuneus. No significant difference was found between MCI-Converter and AD groups in either region. Age, gender, years of education, handedness and ICV were included as covariates in all comparisons.
Fig. (6). Parietal cortical thickness values extracted using automated parcellation. Cortical thickness values from the inferior parietal gyrus (A) and precuneus (B) showed significant differences between groups (p<0.001). Pairwise comparisons showed significant differences in bilateral inferior parietal gyrus and precuneus between HC and all clinical groups (p<0.001), as well as between the MCI-Stable and AD groups (p<0.001). The MCI-Stable and MCI-Converter groups were significantly different in the left (p=0.006) and right (p=0.009) inferior parietal gyri and left (p=0.012) and right (p=0.013) precuneus. No significant difference was found between MCI-Converter and AD groups in either region. Age, gender, years of education, handedness and ICV were included as covariates in all comparisons.CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig. (7). Effect sizes of the comparison between MCI-Stable and MCI-Converter groups evaluated for selected imaging biomarkers. GM density, volume, and cortical thickness were extracted using VBM and automated parcellation and compared between sub-groups based on MCI to AD conversion status after one year. Effect sizes (Cohen’s d) of comparisons between MCI-Stable and MCI-Converter groups showed that imaging biomarkers from the temporal lobe, including hippocampal and amygdalar volume and cortical thickness values from the entorhinal cortex and inferior, middle, and superior temporal gyri, provided the greatest statistical difference. Age, gender, handedness, education, and ICV were included as covariates and adjusted bilateral means were used to calculate effect size.
Fig. (7). Effect sizes of the comparison between MCI-Stable and MCI-Converter groups evaluated for selected imaging biomarkers. GM density, volume, and cortical thickness were extracted using VBM and automated parcellation and compared between sub-groups based on MCI to AD conversion status after one year. Effect sizes (Cohen’s d) of comparisons between MCI-Stable and MCI-Converter groups showed that imaging biomarkers from the temporal lobe, including hippocampal and amygdalar volume and cortical thickness values from the entorhinal cortex and inferior, middle, and superior temporal gyri, provided the greatest statistical difference. Age, gender, handedness, education, and ICV were included as covariates and adjusted bilateral means were used to calculate effect size.CC BY · PubMed Central

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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
ORCID
Venue
Current Alzheimer Research
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Published
2009-08-01
Volume
6
Issue
4
Pages
347-361
ISSN
1567-2050 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2174/156720509788929273
PMC
PMC2764863
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W2128422359
Cited by
538
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22.68
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journal article
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en
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  • 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
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › 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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