Automated Imaging Differentiation for Parkinsonism

by Vaillancourt, David E. | Barmpoutis, Angelos | Wu, Samuel S. | et al.

JAMA Neurology, March 17, 2025, pp. E1-E10. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0112

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Question Does 3-T magnetic resonance imaging paired with machine learning meet primary end points for differentiating Parkinson disease (PD), multiple system atrophy (MSA) parkinsonian variant, and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)?

Findings The multicenter Automated Imaging Differentiation of Parkinsonism cohort study of 249 patients and a retrospective cohort of 396 patients showed excellent discrimination of PD vs atypical parkinsonism, MSA vs PSP, PD vs MSA, and PD vs PSP. AIDP machine learning predicted postmortem neuropathology in 93.8% of autopsy cases.

Meaning Results of this study suggest the use of Automated Imaging Differentiation of Parkinsonism in the diagnostic workup for common neurodegenerative forms of parkinsonism.

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Author

Vaillancourt, David E., Barmpoutis, Angelos, Wu, Samuel S., et al.

Journal

JAMA Neurology

Month

March 17

Year

2025

Pages

E1-E10

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0112

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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/articlepdf/2831631/jamaneurology_vaillancourt_2025_oi_250004_1741623329.07095.pdf

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Citation

Vaillancourt, D., Barmpoutis, A., Wu, S. and et al., , 2025. Automated Imaging Differentiation for Parkinsonism. JAMA Neurology, pp. E1-E10. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0112

BibTex

@article{digitalWorlds:362,
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0112},
author = {Vaillancourt, David E. and Barmpoutis, Angelos and Wu, Samuel S. and et al.},
title = {Automated Imaging Differentiation for Parkinsonism},
journal = {JAMA Neurology},
month = {March 17},
year = {2025},
pages = {E1-E10}
}

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