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The value of hippocampal and temporal horn volumes and rates of change in predicting future conversion to AD.

Macdonald, KE; Bartlett, JW; Leung, KK; Ourselin, S; Barnes, J; ADNI investigators; (2013) The value of hippocampal and temporal horn volumes and rates of change in predicting future conversion to AD. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord , 27 (2) 168 - 173. 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318260a79a. Green open access

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Abstract

Hippocampal pathology occurs early in Alzheimer disease (AD), and atrophy, measured by volumes and volume changes, may predict which subjects will develop AD. Measures of the temporal horn (TH), which is situated adjacent to the hippocampus, may also indicate early changes in AD. Previous studies suggest that these metrics can predict conversion from amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to AD with conversion and volume change measured concurrently. However, the ability of these metrics to predict future conversion has not been investigated. We compared the abilities of hippocampal, TH, and global measures to predict future conversion from MCI to AD. TH, hippocampi, whole brain, and ventricles were measured using baseline and 12-month scans. Boundary shift integral was used to measure the rate of change. We investigated the prediction of conversion between 12 and 24 months in subjects classified as MCI from baseline to 12 months. All measures were predictive of future conversion. Local and global rates of change were similarly predictive of conversion. There was evidence that the TH expansion rate is more predictive than the hippocampal atrophy rate (P=0.023) and that the TH expansion rate is more predictive than the TH volume (P=0.036). Prodromal atrophy rates may be useful predictors of future conversion to sporadic AD from amnestic MCI.

Type: Article
Title: The value of hippocampal and temporal horn volumes and rates of change in predicting future conversion to AD.
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318260a79a
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0b013e318260a79a
Language: English
Additional information: © 2013 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 PMCID: PMC4154837
Keywords: Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Atrophy, Disease Progression, Female, Hippocampus, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Prognosis, Temporal Lobe
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
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 > Neurodegenerative Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1355479
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