Topological Measurements of DWI Tractography for Alzheimer’s Disease Detection

• Published in: Computational and mathematical methods in medicine Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Wenliang, Tangaro, Sabina, Amoroso, Nicola, Monaco, Alfonso
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017; Hindawi
• Subjects: Aged; Alzheimer Disease - diagnostic imaging; Alzheimer Disease - physiopathology; Area Under Curve; Brain - anatomy & histology; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain Mapping - methods; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Statistical

Neurodegenerative diseases affect brain morphology and connectivity, making complex networks a suitable tool to investigate and model their effects. Because of its stereotyped pattern Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a natural benchmark for the study of novel methodologies. Several studies have investiga...