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@ARTICLE{Singh:281857,
author = {Singh, Devesh and Grazia, Alice and Reiz, Achim and
Hermann, Andreas and Altenstein, Slawek and Beichert, Lukas
and Bernhardt, Alexander and Buerger, Katharina and Butryn,
Michaela and Dechent, Peter and Duezel, Emrah and Ewers,
Michael and Fliessbach, Klaus and Freiesleben, Silka D and
Glanz, Wenzel and Hetzer, Stefan and Janowitz, Daniel and
Kilimann, Ingo and Kimmich, Okka and Laske, Christoph and
Levin, Johannes and Lohse, Andrea and Lüsebrink-Rindsland,
Jann Falk Silvester and Munk, Matthias and Perneczky, Robert
and Peters, Oliver and Preis, Lukas and Priller, Josef and
Prudlo, Johannes and Rauchmann, Boris Stephan and
Rostamzadeh, Ayda and Roy-Kluth, Nina and Scheffler, Klaus
and Schneider, Anja and Schneider, Luisa-Sophie and Schott,
Björn H and Spottke, Annika and Spruth, Eike Jakob and
Synofzik, Matthis and Wiltfang, Jens and Jessen, Frank and
Teipel, Stefan J and Dyrba, Martin},
collaboration = {ADNI and AIBL and FTLDNI and groups, study},
title = {{A} computational ontology framework for the synthesis of
multi-level pathology reports from brain {MRI} scans.},
journal = {Journal of Alzheimer's disease},
volume = {108},
number = {$1_suppl$},
issn = {1387-2877},
address = {Amsterdam},
publisher = {IOS Press},
reportid = {DZNE-2025-01230},
pages = {S258 - S273},
year = {2025},
abstract = {BackgroundConvolutional neural network (CNN) based
volumetry of MRI data can help differentiate Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and the behavioral variant of frontotemporal
dementia (bvFTD) as causes of cognitive decline and
dementia. However, existing CNN-based MRI volumetry tools
lack a structured hierarchical representation of brain
anatomy, which would allow for aggregating regional
pathological information and automated computational
inference.ObjectiveDevelop a computational ontology pipeline
for quantifying hierarchical pathological abnormalities and
visualize summary charts for brain atrophy findings, aiding
differential diagnosis.MethodsUsing FastSurfer, we segmented
brain regions and measured volume and cortical thickness
from MRI scans pooled across multiple cohorts (N = 3433;
ADNI, AIBL, DELCODE, DESCRIBE, EDSD, and NIFD), including
healthy controls, prodromal and clinical AD cases, and bvFTD
cases. Employing the Web Ontology Language (OWL), we built a
semantic model encoding hierarchical anatomical information.
Additionally, we created summary visualizations based on
sunburst plots for visual inspection of the information
stored in the ontology.ResultsOur computational framework
dynamically estimated and aggregated regional pathological
deviations across different levels of neuroanatomy
abstraction. The disease similarity index derived from the
volumetric and cortical thickness deviations achieved an AUC
of 0.88 for separating AD and bvFTD, which was also
reflected by distinct atrophy profile
visualizations.ConclusionsThe proposed automated pipeline
facilitates visual comparison of atrophy profiles across
various disease types and stages. It provides a
generalizable computational framework for summarizing
pathologic findings, potentially enhancing the physicians'
ability to evaluate brain pathologies robustly and
interpretably.},
keywords = {Humans / Magnetic Resonance Imaging: methods / Alzheimer
Disease: pathology / Alzheimer Disease: diagnostic imaging /
Brain: pathology / Brain: diagnostic imaging / Male / Female
/ Aged / Frontotemporal Dementia: pathology / Frontotemporal
Dementia: diagnostic imaging / Atrophy: pathology / Neural
Networks, Computer / Middle Aged / Alzheimer's disease
(Other) / brain volumetry (Other) / computer graphics
(Other) / frontotemporal dementia (Other) / magnetic
resonance imaging (Other) / neuroanatomy (Other) / ontology
(Other)},
cin = {AG Teipel / AG Spottke / Clinical Research Platform (CRP) /
AG Hermann / AG Priller / Clinical Research (Munich) / AG
Düzel / Patient Studies (Bonn) / AG Peters / Clinical
Research (Bonn) / AG Gasser / AG Levin / AG Dichgans / AG
Schneider / AG Jessen / AG Wiltfang},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1510100 / I:(DE-2719)1011103 /
I:(DE-2719)1011401 / I:(DE-2719)1511100 / I:(DE-2719)5000007
/ I:(DE-2719)1111015 / I:(DE-2719)5000006 /
I:(DE-2719)1011101 / I:(DE-2719)5000000 / I:(DE-2719)1011001
/ I:(DE-2719)1210000 / I:(DE-2719)1111016 /
I:(DE-2719)5000022 / I:(DE-2719)1011305 / I:(DE-2719)1011102
/ I:(DE-2719)1410006},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40255031},
pmc = {pmc:PMC12583655},
doi = {10.1177/13872877251331222},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/281857},
}