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ArticleTranslational neuroscience2022

Brain atrophy pattern in patients with mild cognitive impairment: MRI study.

Rosalinda Calandrelli, Marco Panfili, Valeria Onofrj, Huong Elena Tran, Francesca Piludu, Valeria Guglielmi, Cesare Colosimo, Fabio Pilato

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Article in Translational neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Rosalinda CalandrelliDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia, Oncologia ed Ematologia, Institute of Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Marco PanfiliDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia, Oncologia ed Ematologia, Institute of Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Valeria OnofrjDepartment of Medical Imaging, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Huong Elena TranFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Francesca PiluduDepartment of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Valeria GuglielmiInstitute of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Cesare ColosimoDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia, Oncologia ed Ematologia, Institute of Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Fabio PilatoDepartment of Medicine, Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome 00128, Italy.
Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc · BEUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We evaluated the accuracy of the quantitative and semiquantitative analysis in detecting regional atrophy patterns and differentiating mild cognitive impairment patients who remain stable (aMCI-S) from patients who develop Alzheimer's disease (aMCI-AD) at clinical follow-up. Baseline magnetic resonance imaging was used for quantitative and semiquantitative analysis using visual rating scales. Visual rating scores were related to gray matter thicknesses or volume measures of some structures belonging to the same brain regions. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to assess measures' accuracy in differentiating aMCI-S from aMCI-AD. Comparing aMCI-S and aMCI-AD patients, significant differences were found for specific rating scales, for cortical thickness belonging to the middle temporal lobe (MTL), anterior temporal (AT), and fronto-insular (FI) regions, for gray matter volumes belonging to MTL and AT regions. ROC curve analysis showed that middle temporal atrophy, AT, and FI visual scales showed better diagnostic accuracy than quantitative measures also when thickness measures were combined with hippocampal volumes. Semiquantitative evaluation, performed by trained observers, is a fast and reliable tool in differentiating, at the early stage of disease, aMCI patients that remain stable from those patients that may progress to AD since visual rating scales may be informative both about early hippocampal volume loss and cortical thickness reduction.

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brain MRIregional atrophy patternsregional thickness and volume measuresvisual rating scales

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PMID36250040
PMCPMC9518661
OpenAlexW4306668291

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