Automated assessment of the substantia nigra on susceptibility map-weighted imaging using deep convolutional neural networks for diagnosis of Idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
Journal:
Parkinsonism & related disorders
Published Date:
Apr 1, 2021
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Despite its use in determining nigrostriatal degeneration, the lack of a consistent interpretation of nigrosome 1 susceptibility map-weighted imaging (SMwI) limits its generalized applicability. To implement and evaluate a diagnostic algorithm based on convolutional neural networks for interpreting nigrosome 1 SMwI for determining nigrostriatal degeneration in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD).
Authors
Keywords
Aged
Deep Learning
Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
Female
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson Disease, Secondary
Positron-Emission Tomography
Reproducibility of Results
Retrospective Studies
Substantia Nigra
Tropanes