Comparative analysis of multimodal biomarkers for amyloid-beta positivity detection in Alzheimer's disease cohorts

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Introduction: Efforts to develop cost-effective approaches for detecting amyloid pathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have gained significant momentum with a focus on biomarker classification. Recent research has explored non-invasive and readily accessible biomarkers, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkers and some AD risk factors. Methods: In this comprehensive study, we leveraged a diverse dataset, encompassing participants with varying cognitive statuses from multiple sources, including cohorts from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) and our in-house Dementia Disease Initiation (DDI) cohort. As brain amyloid plaques have been proposed as sufficient for AD diagnosis, our primary aim was to assess the effectiveness of multimodal biomarkers in identifying amyloid plaques, using deep machine learning methodologies. Results: Our findings underscore the robustness of the utilized methods in detecting amyloid beta positivity across multiple cohorts. Additionally, we investigated the potential of demographic data to enhance MRI-based amyloid detection. Notably, the inclusion of demographic risk factors significantly improved our models' ability to detect amyloid-beta positivity, particularly in early-stage cases, exemplified by an average area under the ROC curve of 0.836 in the unimpaired DDI cohort. Discussion: These promising, non-invasive, and cost-effective predictors of MRI biomarkers and demographic variables hold the potential for further refinement through considerations like APOE genotype and plasma markers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1345417
JournalFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Volume16
ISSN1663-4365
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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Copyright © 2024 Mehdipour Ghazi, Selnes, Timón-Reina, Tecelão, Ingala, Bjørnerud, Kirsebom, Fladby and Nielsen.

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  • Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta, biomarker classification, deep machine learning, magnetic resonance imaging

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