The use of an anterior-posterior atrophy index to distinguish Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal disorders: an automated volumetric MRI Study

Author:

Gerlach Leah R.1ORCID,Prabhakaran Vivek2,Antuono Piero G.34,Granadillo Elias45ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Medical School, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI, USA

2. Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison WI, USA

3. Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

4. Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

5. Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison WI, USA

Abstract

Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) require different treatments. Since clinical presentation can be nuanced, imaging biomarkers aid in diagnosis. Automated software such as Neuroreader (NR) provides volumetric imaging data, and indices between anterior and posterior brain areas have proven useful in distinguishing dementia subtypes in research cohorts. Existing indices are complex and require further validation in clinical settings. Purpose To provide initial validation for a simplified anterior-posterior index (API) from NR in distinguishing FTD and AD in a clinical cohort. Material and Methods A retrospective chart review was completed. We derived a simplified API: API = (logVA/VP-μ)/σ where [Formula: see text] is weighted volume of frontal and temporal lobes and [Formula: see text] of parietal and occipital lobes. [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are the mean and standard deviation of logVA/VP computed for AD participants. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and regression analyses assessed the efficacy of the API versus brain areas in predicting diagnosis of AD versus FTD. Results A total of 39 participants with FTD and 78 participants with AD were included. The API had an excellent performance in distinguishing AD from FTD with an area under the ROC curve of 0.82 and a positive association with diagnostic classification on logistic regression analysis (B = 1.491, P < 0.001). Conclusion The API successfully distinguished AD and FTD with excellent performance. The results provide preliminary validation of the API in a clinical setting.

Funder

National Institute on Aging

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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