Table 5 Performance comparison between different models. P-values are calculated using a paired t-test between the proposed and each competing method.

From: Predicting Alzheimer’s disease progression using multi-modal deep learning approach

Model

accuracy (p-value)

sensitivity (p-value)

specificity (p-value)

(a) 6 month prediction.

Proposed

0.81

0.84

0.80

Baseline

0.76 (1.16e-08)

0.81 (0.07)

0.75 (1.87e-10)

Single modal (cognitive performance)

0.74 (3.17e-09)

0.81 (8.12e-05)

0.70 (2.68e-14)

Single modal (CSF)

0.72 (4.65e-17)

0.78 (8.12e-05)

0.70 (2.68e-14)

Single modal (MRI)

0.70 (4.68e-24)

0.75 (6.71e-10)

0.68 (2.05e-21)

(b) 12 month prediction

Proposed

0.81

0.84

0.80

Baseline

0.76 (1.77e-07)

0.82 (0.057)

0.75 (3.65e-07)

Single modal (cognitive performance)

0.75 (2.70e-08)

0.78 (0.007)

0.71 (1.73e-09)

Single modal (CSF)

0.73 (3.47e-20)

0.78 (1.40e-05)

0.72 (3.90e-16)

Single modal (MRI)

0.70 (7.29e-22)

0.73 (1.03e-12)

0.69 (2.07e-16)

(c) 18 month prediction

Proposed

0.79

0.82

0.79

Baseline

0.78 (0.08)

0.81 (0.64)

0.77 (0.15)

Single modal (cognitive performance)

0.74 (2.43e-06)

0.76 (0.03)

0.71 (7.72e-08)

Single modal (CSF)

0.72 (9.84e-12)

0.78 (0.07)

0.71 (6.55e-11)

Single modal (MRI)

0.72 (5.26e-14)

0.76 (0.16e-04)

0.71 (2.20e-10)

(d) 24 month prediction

Proposed

0.80

0.81

0.80

Baseline

0.76 (2.12e-05)

0.80 (0.57)

0.76 (8.95e-05)

Single modal (cognitive performance)

0.74 (4.69e-07)

0.76 (0.15)

0.72 (1.20e-09)

Single modal (CSF)

0.73 (1.06e-09)

0.73 (0.001)

0.74 (3.16e-07)

Single modal (MRI)

0.71 (1.18e-12)

0.76 (0.03)

0.70 (2.53e-10)