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Quantitative MRI analysis of idiopathic generalised epilepsy (IGE) using 2D-T1 scans requires caution. Preprocessing methods like resampling and machine learning synthesis do not fully overcome limitations, potentially leading to false positives in subcortical structure analysis.

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  • Epilepsy Research
  • Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Structural neuroimaging requires high-quality MRI scans, often unavailable in clinical settings where lower-resolution 2D-T1 scans are used.
  • Machine learning (ML) shows potential for improving 2D-T1 scan utility, but its quantitative research efficacy is unclear.
  • Idiopathic generalised epilepsy (IGE) presents subcortical structural abnormalities, making it a suitable model for evaluating image preprocessing methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate subcortical structural biomarkers in IGE using 3D-T1 (gold standard) and various 2D-T1 preprocessing methods.
  • To compare the efficacy of classical resampling and ML-based synthesis for quantitative morphometric analysis in IGE.
  • To assess the performance of the new ML FreeSurfer pipeline (recon-all-clinical) against classical methods.

Main Methods:

  • Acquired 3D-T1 and 2D-T1 MRI scans from 33 drug-sensitive IGE, 42 drug-resistant IGE, and 39 healthy controls.
  • Preprocessed 2D-T1 scans using classical resampling (res-T1) and ML synthesis (SynthSR, syn-T1).
  • Utilized FreeSurfer (recon-all, recon-all-clinical) and FSL (run_first_all) for image parcellation and subcortical shape analysis, comparing with DL+DiReCT.

Main Results:

  • Cortical volume and thickness estimates were generally lower in processed 2D-T1 scans compared to 3D-T1.
  • Subcortical volume estimates showed better coherence across methods than thickness estimates.
  • While 2D-T1 detected some abnormalities, resampled and ML-synthesized scans (res-T1, syn-T1) increased false-positive rates for subcortical abnormalities in IGE patients.

Conclusions:

  • Current resampling and ML synthesis methods do not fully resolve partial volume effects in anisotropic 2D-T1 MRI scans for quantitative analysis.
  • Quantitative analyses using 2D-T1 scans, especially with advanced preprocessing, should be interpreted cautiously due to potential inaccuracies.
  • Further evaluation of ML-based pipelines like recon-all-clinical is needed for reliable clinical translation in epilepsy research.