Publications by authors named "R Ittyerah"

Introduction: Recent technological advances have increased the risk that de-identified brain images could be re-identified from face imagery. The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) is a leading source of publicly available de-identified brain imaging, who quickly acted to protect participants' privacy.

Methods: An independent expert committee evaluated 11 face-deidentification ("de-facing") methods and selected four for formal testing.

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MRI allows brain anatomy to be examined at high resolution and to link pathology measures with morphometric measurements. However, automated segmentation methods for brain mapping in postmortem MRI are not well developed, primarily due to limited availability of labeled datasets, and heterogeneity in scanner hardware and acquisition protocols. In this work, we present a high-resolution dataset of 135 postmortem human brain tissue specimens imaged at 0.

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  • The paper reviews the introduction of high-resolution T2-weighted MRI scans to the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) Phase 3, focusing on the medial temporal lobe (MTL) subregions and hippocampal areas.
  • It discusses the application of new surface-based analysis techniques to assess neurodegeneration patterns related to Alzheimer's disease (AD), highlighting the correlation with amyloid and tau biomarkers.
  • The study concludes with insights into the future of high-resolution MTL imaging efforts in ADNI Phase 4, emphasizing the relationship between tau pathology and cortical thinning.
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The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Core has been operating since Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative's (ADNI) inception, providing 20 years of data including reliable, multi-platform standardized protocols, carefully curated image data, and quantitative measures provided by expert investigators. The overarching purposes of the MRI Core include: (1) optimizing and standardizing MRI acquisition methods, which have been adopted by many multicenter studies and trials worldwide and (2) providing curated images and numeric summary values from relevant MRI sequences/contrasts to the scientific community. Over time, ADNI MRI has become increasingly complex.

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  • The medial temporal lobe (MTL) is crucial for understanding cognitive decline related to neurodegenerative diseases, but the connection between MTL atrophy and specific proteinopathies remains unclear.
  • Researchers developed two deep learning algorithms to quantitatively measure phosphorylated tau (p-tau) and TDP-43 (pTDP-43) pathology in the MTL, focusing on their roles in Alzheimer's disease and LATE.
  • Their study found that quantitative p-tau measures better correlate with structural changes in the MTL compared to semi-quantitative ratings, revealing significant associations with cortical thickness and volume, especially in severe Alzheimer's cases.
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