Machine learning-based assessment of morphometric abnormalities distinguishes bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.

Journal: Neuroradiology
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) have overlapping clinical presentations which may make it difficult for clinicians to distinguish them potentially resulting in misdiagnosis. This study combined structural MRI and machine learning techniques to determine whether regional morphological differences could distinguish patients with BD and MDD.

Authors

  • Kewei He
    College of Medical Informatics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
  • Jingbo Zhang
    School of Information Science and Technology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China.
  • Yang Huang
    School of Computer and Electronic Information, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
  • Xue Mo
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
  • Renqiang Yu
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
  • Jing Min
    College of Medical Informatics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
  • Tong Zhu
  • Yunfeng Ma
    College of Medical Informatics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
  • Xiangqian He
    College of Medical Informatics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
  • Fajin Lv
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
  • Jianguang Zeng
    School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
  • Chao Li
    McGill University Health Centre, McGill Adult Unit for Congenital Heart Disease Excellence, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
  • Robert K McNamara
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45219, USA.
  • Du Lei
    Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Mengqi Liu
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.