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P4‐068: Automated quantification of white matter hyperintensities to support dementia diagnosis
Author(s) -
Gray Katherine R.,
Royle Natalie,
Wolz Robin,
Hill Derek L.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.06.1773
Subject(s) - hyperintensity , dementia , vascular dementia , context (archaeology) , fluid attenuated inversion recovery , medicine , white matter , clinical practice , radiology , disease , magnetic resonance imaging , physical therapy , paleontology , biology
White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are present in various dementia types, but are particularly associated with vascular dementia (VaD). A WMH load 25% total white matter is used as a diagnostic criterion. The load and location of WMH provide useful information for dementia diagnosis, and differentiation between dementia types. We present an automated tool that provides a summary report based on quantitative assessment of global and regional WMH. This tool is incorporated in the Assessa ®