Whether routinely obtained T1-derived volumetric and cortical thickness measures can identify boxers with neuropsychological impairment using machine-learning (ML) techniques in active male boxers is currently unknown. We utilized conventionally acquired MPRAGE data from 72 impaired and 72 nonimpaired boxers, and identified regions that have significantly different cortical thickness, volumetric differences, and cortical thickness and brain volumes correlated with exposure to fighting and neuropsychological scores. Further, we investigated whether these regression-defined regions or prior hypothesis-defined brain regions can identify boxers with neuropsychological deficits. Hypothesis-driven regions with random forest algorithm outperformed other ML techniques with either regression of hypothesis-driven feature selection.
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