Li Zhao1, Xue Feng2, Yueqin Hu3, Dan Wu1, Craig H. Meyer2, and David C. Alsop4
1College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States, 3Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 4Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
1College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States, 3Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 4Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
This is a study of the choroid plexus volume using a deep learning method. We found that the choroid plexus volume 1) increases with age; 2) is smaller in female subjects; and 3) is larger in MCI and AD patients compared to healthy volunteers.
Figure 4 Significantly smaller choroid plexus volume in healthy volunteers compared to the MCI and AD patients
Figure 2 Choroid plexus volume changes with age in healthy volunteers