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Quantitative MRI outcome measures in CMT1A using automated lower limb muscle segmentation

O'Donnell, Luke F; Pipis, Menelaos; Thornton, John S; Kanber, Baris; Wastling, Stephen; McDowell, Amy; Zafeiropoulos, Nick; ... Reilly, Mary M; + view all (2023) Quantitative MRI outcome measures in CMT1A using automated lower limb muscle segmentation. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 10.1136/jnnp-2023-332454. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lower limb muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) obtained fat fraction (FF) can detect disease progression in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1A (CMT1A). However, analysis is time-consuming and requires manual segmentation of lower limb muscles. We aimed to assess the responsiveness, efficiency and accuracy of acquiring FF MRI using an artificial intelligence-enabled automated segmentation technique. METHODS: We recruited 20 CMT1A patients and 7 controls for assessment at baseline and 12 months. The three-point-Dixon fat water separation technique was used to determine thigh-level and calf-level muscle FF at a single slice using regions of interest defined using Musclesense, a trained artificial neural network for lower limb muscle image segmentation. A quality control (QC) check and correction of the automated segmentations was undertaken by a trained observer. RESULTS: The QC check took on average 30 seconds per slice to complete. Using QC checked segmentations, the mean calf-level FF increased significantly in CMT1A patients from baseline over an average follow-up of 12.5 months (1.15%±1.77%, paired t-test p=0.016). Standardised response mean (SRM) in patients was 0.65. Without QC checks, the mean FF change between baseline and follow-up, at 1.15%±1.68% (paired t-test p=0.01), was almost identical to that seen in the corrected data, with a similar overall SRM at 0.69. CONCLUSIONS: Using automated image segmentation for the first time in a longitudinal study in CMT, we have demonstrated that calf FF has similar responsiveness to previously published data, is efficient with minimal time needed for QC checks and is accurate with minimal corrections needed.

Type: Article
Title: Quantitative MRI outcome measures in CMT1A using automated lower limb muscle segmentation
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-332454
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2023-332454
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184323
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