Correlation between quantitative and qualitative assessments of white matter hyperintensities inpatients from a multicentric memory clinic population

White matter hyperintensities (WMH) can be visualized as abnormal T2 signal in the periventricular, deep and subcortical white matter on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). WMH increase with age and are associated with stroke, cognitive decline and dementia. The most common visual rating scale used to assess WMH in the clinical setting is the Fazekas scale (Fazekas et al., 1987). The current study investigated the relationship between WMH volume (expressed as a % of intra‐cranial volume (ICV)) calculated using an automated method included in the QyScore® medical device, and Fazekas scores in a multicentric memory clinic population at baseline.