期刊
EPILEPSIA
卷 62, 期 4, 页码 1005-1021出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/epi.16853
关键词
artificial neural network; epilepsy; lesion localization; MAP; MRI; validation
资金
- Projekt DEAL
Our study developed an artificial neural network (ANN) classifier for automated detection of FCDs based on morphometric maps, demonstrating robust performance and generalizability. Even on an independent validation data set, the method maintained high sensitivity and specificity.
Objective Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) are a common cause of drug-resistant focal epilepsy but frequently remain undetected by conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment. The visual detection can be facilitated by morphometric analysis of T1-weighted images, for example, using the Morphometric Analysis Program (v2018; MAP18), which was introduced in 2005, independently validated for its clinical benefits, and successfully integrated in standard presurgical workflows of numerous epilepsy centers worldwide. Here we aimed to develop an artificial neural network (ANN) classifier for robust automated detection of FCDs based on these morphometric maps and probe its generalization performance in a large, independent data set. Methods In this retrospective study, we created a feed-forward ANN for FCD detection based on the morphometric output maps of MAP18. The ANN was trained and cross-validated on 113 patients (62 female, mean age +/- SD =29.5 +/- 13.6 years) with manually segmented FCDs and 362 healthy controls (161 female, mean age +/- SD =30.2 +/- 9.6 years) acquired on 13 different scanners. In addition, we validated the performance of the trained ANN on an independent, unseen data set of 60 FCD patients (28 female, mean age +/- SD =30 +/- 15.26 years) and 70 healthy controls (42 females, mean age +/- SD = 40.0 +/- 12.54 years). Results In the cross-validation, the ANN achieved a sensitivity of 87.4% at a specificity of 85.4% on the training data set. On the independent validation data set, our method still reached a sensitivity of 81.0% at a comparably high specificity of 84.3%. Significance Our method shows a robust automated detection of FCDs and performance generalizability, largely independent of scanning site or MR-sequence parameters. Taken together with the minimal input requirements of a standard T1 image, our approach constitutes a clinically viable and useful tool in the presurgical diagnostic routine for drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
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