Ensemble Merit Merge Feature Selection for Enhanced Multinomial Classification in Alzheimer’s Dementia

Table 2

List of attributes derived from neuropsychological test and neuroimaging measures.

Neuropsychological and neuroimaging measures
Average FDG-PET of angular, temporal, and posterior cingulate	Mini Mental State Examination-baseline
Average PIB SUVR of frontal cortex, anterior cingulate, precuneus cortex, and parietal cortex	Ventricles measure
Average AV45 SUVR of frontal, anterior cingulate, precuneus, and parietal cortex relative to the cerebellum	Hippocampus-baseline, volume
Clinical dementia ratio-SB	Whole brain-baseline, volume
ADAS 11	UCSF entorhinal-baseline, volume
ADAS 13	UCSF fusiform-baseline, volume
Mini Mental Scale Examination score	UCSF Med Temp-baseline
RAVLT (forgetting)	UCSF ICV-baseline
RAVLT (5 sum)	MOCA-baseline
Functional Assessment Questionnaire	Pt ECog-Memory-baseline
MOCA	Pt ECog-Language-baseline
Pt ECog-Memory	Pt ECog-Vis/Spat-baseline
Pt ECog-Language	Pt ECog-Plan-baseline
Pt ECog-Visual	Pt ECog-Organ-baseline
Pt ECog-Plan	Pt ECog-Div atten-baseline
Pt ECog-Organ	Pt ECog-Total-baseline
Pt ECog-Div atten	SP ECog-Mem-baseline
Pt ECog-Total	SP ECog-Lang-baseline
SP ECog-Memory	SP ECog-Vis/Spat-baseline
SP ECog-Language	SP ECog-Plan-baseline
SP ECog-Visual	SP ECog-Organ-baseline
SP ECog-Plan	SP ECog-Div atten-baseline
SP ECog-Organ	SP ECog-Total-baseline
SP ECog-Attention	Average FDG-PET of angular, temporal, and posterior cingulate at baseline
SP ECog-Total	Average PIB SUVR of frontal cortex, anterior cingulate, precuneus cortex, and parietal cortex at baseline
UCSF ventricles measures	Average AV45 (PET ligand) SUVR of frontal, anterior cingulate, precuneus, and parietal cortex relative to the cerebellum at baseline
UCSF hippocampus measure	CDR-SB
UCSF whole brain measure	ADAS 11, baseline
UCSF entorhinal measure	ADAS 13, baseline
UCSF fusiform measure
UCSF temporal measure	RAVLT (forgetting), baseline
UCSF ICV	RAVLT (5 sum), baseline

Pt: patient, ECog: everyday cognition test, SP: study partner, ADAS: Alzheimer’s disease assessment scale, MOCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Ray Auditory Verbal Learning Test, ICV: intracranial volume, SUVR: Standard Uptake value ratio, and CDR-SB: Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes.