Deep BV automates brain ventricle segmentation from 3D ultrasound images of mouse embryos.
problem Manual segmentation of brain ventricles from high-frequency ultrasound images is tedious, time-consuming, and requires specialized expertise.
method A fully automated system using two modules: localization and segmentation. Localization identifies a 3D bounding box containing the entire brain ventricle. Segmentation then segments the detected bounding box into brain ventricle and background.
result Achieves a Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) of 0.8956 for BV segmentation on an unseen test set, surpassing the previous state-of-the-art method by 25%
Early diagnosis, playing an important role in preventing progress and treating the Alzheimer\{'}s disease (AD), is based on classification of features extracted from brain images. The features have to accurately capture main AD-related variations of anatomical brain structures, such as, e.g., ventricles size, hippocamp…
Early diagnosis, playing an important role in preventing progress and treating the Alzheimer's disease (AD), is based on classification of features extracted from brain images. The features have to accurately capture main AD-related variations of anatomical brain structures, such as, e.g., ventricles size, hippocampus …
Manual segmentation of the Left Ventricle (LV) is a tedious and meticulous task that can vary depending on the patient, the Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) cuts and the experts. Still today, we consider manual delineation done by experts as being the ground truth for cardiac diagnosticians. Thus, we are reviewing the p…
Instantiation-Net reconstructs 3D mesh from single 2D image for right ventricle.
problem Reconstructing 3D shape from limited 2D images for surgical navigation.
method Combines DCNN for feature extraction and GCN for mesh reconstruction.
result Demonstrates practical strength and potential clinical use.
Cardiac motion modeling using LDDMM and shape splines.
problem Difficulties in probing cardiac function due to shape and deformation interactions.
method LDDMM framework, parallel transport, normalization, shape splines.
result Significant differences in model parameters between pathologies, revealing insights into disease dynamics.
Non-invasive detection of cardiovascular disorders from radiology scans requires quantitative image analysis of the heart and its substructures. There are well-established measurements that radiologists use for diseases assessment such as ejection fraction, volume of four chambers, and myocardium mass. These measuremen…
The morphological structure of left ventricle segmented from cardiac magnetic resonance images can be used to calculate key clinical parameters, and it is of great significance to the accurate and efficient diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Compared with traditional methods, the segmentation algorithms based on ful…
Study converts echocardiography views using adversarial models.
problem Limited information sharing among echocardiography views.
method Adversarial generative models trained with LSGAN, PatchGAN, and cGAN.
result Generated views correlate with real views in LV area and length.
Deep neural network predicts cardiac shape from MRI images and patient data.
problem Automatic 3D cardiac shape analysis for large-scale studies.
method Uses deep neural networks combining MRI images and patient metadata.
result Significant agreement with reference shapes in cardiac parameters.
In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, accounting for 610,000 deaths each year [1]. Physicians use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans to take images of the heart in order to non-invasively estimate its structural and functional parameters for cardiovascular diagnos…
LU-Net improves cardiac segmentation accuracy and robustness.
problem Robustness and accuracy of deep learning cardiac segmentation.
method Multi-task end-to-end network designed to improve cardiac segmentation.
result Outperforms current best deep learning solution, reducing outliers and improving clinical indices.
Paper presents a brain tumor segmentation method using NGMM and 3D FVF.
problem Automatic brain tumor segmentation from MRIs is challenging.
method Normalized Gaussian Bayesian classifier and 3D Fluid Vector Flow algorithm.
result The method successfully segments brain tumors from MRI images.
Local semi-supervised method improves brain tissue classification in child MRI.
problem Inaccurate detection of brain tissue classes due to intensity variations in early developing brains.
method Kernel Fisher Discriminant Analysis (KFDA) combined with SSIM for perceptual image quality assessment.
result Optimal brain partitioning into subdomains with different average intensity values and separating surfaces between brain parts.
A graph-based method detects abnormal brain connections in functional MRI data.
problem Detecting abnormal brain connections in functional MRI data.
method High-order Graph Auto-Encoder (GAE) with hypersphere distribution for functional data analysis.
result Identifies correlations between affected brain regions and their simultaneous occurrence over time.
DBGDGM models dynamic brain graphs for better understanding brain function.
problem Previous brain graph models ignore temporal dynamics, limiting their usefulness.
method DBGDGM clusters brain regions into evolving communities and learns dynamic node embeddings.
result DBGDGM outperforms baselines in graph generation, dynamic link prediction, and graph classification.
Deep learning models brain deformations based on atrophy and growth data.
problem Simulating brain deformations due to atrophy and growth.
method Differentiable biomechanical model using deep learning.
result Trained model can rapidly simulate new brain deformations with minimal residuals.
Brain decoding is a popular multivariate approach for hypothesis testing in neuroimaging. It is well known that the brain maps derived from weights of linear classifiers are hard to interpret because of high correlations between predictors, low signal to noise ratios, and the high dimensionality of neuroimaging data. T…
Extracts causal brain dynamics across multiple scales.
problem Statistical associations do not reflect causal mechanisms in brain dynamics.
method Multiscale causal backbone (MCB) extraction using advanced causal structure learning.
result Sparse MCBs reveal distinct causal roles at different brain frequency bands.
A new kernel measures brain network similarities, improving disease classification.
problem Lack of edge weight information in existing graph kernels for brain connectivity networks.
method Ordinal pattern kernel for weighted brain connectivity networks.
result The ordinal pattern kernel achieves better classification performance than state-of-the-art graph kernels.
Proposes LSTM algorithm for robust Alzheimer's disease progression modeling with missing data.
problem Challenges in modeling disease progression using incomplete longitudinal data.
method Utilizes Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks for Alzheimer's disease progression modeling with a generalized training rule for handling missing data.
result Achieves significantly lower mean absolute error (MAE) than alternatives with p < 0.05.
Deep learning models trained on adult cardiac MRI data struggle to accurately segment rare congenital heart diseases.
problem Accuracy of U-Net-based segmentation models trained on adult cardiac MRI data when applied to rare congenital heart diseases like Tetralogy of Fallot.
method Cross-validation with four-fold, evaluation on unseen data from different pathologies.
result Deep learning models overfit to the training data, leading to significant accuracy drops when applied to other pathologies.
New method for analyzing brain dynamics using HMMs and graph models.
problem Limited ability of current brain models to explain spontaneous dynamic state changes.
method Hidden Markov Graph Models (HMGMs) and spatiotemporal random walks.
result Identification of important brain community structures.
New method aligns brain data across individuals for better brain decoding.
problem Inter-individual variability in brain response patterns limits decoder generalization.
method SpectralOT method that embeds cortical geometry into Laplace-Beltrami eigenmodes.
result SpectralOT strikes balance between aligning functional features and preserving anatomical structure.
New method predicts AD progression using MEG brain networks.
problem Early diagnosis and prediction of Alzheimer's disease progression.
method MG2G, a deep learning method that maps brain networks into a latent space.
result MG2G detects subtle brain connectivity patterns and predicts AD progression.
Study uses simulation-based inference to decode brain activity from synthetic stimuli.
problem Reversing the process of brain activity emulation to recover stimuli or their properties.
method Pairing brain emulator with LLMs to learn a probabilistic mapping from brain maps to stimulus parameters.
result LLMs can serve as controllable stimulus generators and parameters can be recovered from brain maps.
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) uses brain signals in order to provide a new method for communication between human and outside world. Feature extraction, selection and classification are among the main matters of concerns in signal processing stage of BCI. In this article, we present our findings about the most effecti…
This research uses Siamese networks to identify partial mouse brain images from the Allen atlas.
problem Identifying precise mouse brain microscopy images from the Allen atlas.
method Siamese Networks with contrastive learning to find corresponding atlas plates for partial images.
result Siamese CNNs achieved 25% TOP-1 and 100% TOP-5 accuracy in identifying brain slices from the Allen atlas.
MarmoNet automates analysis of marmoset brain axonal projections.
problem Automatically detect and segment axonal tracer signals in noisy, cluttered images.
method Uses machine learning, specifically CNNs and image registration, to process and map axonal projections.
result Automated pipeline extracts and maps axonal projections robustly.
A mixture of experts model predicts brain activation from word stimuli.
problem Classical encoding models ignore connections among brain regions.
method Mixture of experts capturing ROI-specific brain activity patterns.
result Model predicts entire brain activation with high spatial accuracy.
Improving the interpretability of brain decoding approaches is of primary interest in many neuroimaging studies. Despite extensive studies of this type, at present, there is no formal definition for interpretability of brain decoding models. As a consequence, there is no quantitative measure for evaluating the interpre…
Study uses deep learning with attention to predict fetal brain gestational age.
problem Accurately predicting fetal brain gestational age for early diagnosis.
method Attention-based deep learning model combining multi-view MRI data.
result Age prediction performance with R2 = 0.94 using multi-view MRI and attention.
Develops a new method to analyze brain networks for cognitive traits.
problem Challenges in summarizing and relating brain connectomes to human traits.
method Graph Auto-Encoding (GATE) model using deep learning.
result GATE improves prediction accuracy and efficiency over existing methods.
Study confirms sparse coding in whole brain using MRI data.
problem Sparse coding in the whole brain's neural activities.
method Applied various matrix factorization methods to fMRI data.
result Sparse coding hypothesis in information representation in the whole human brain is confirmed.
The paper proposes a new model to capture specialized brain regions using mixture of regression experts.
problem Learning a forward mapping that relates stimuli to brain activation assumes all regions respond similarly, ignoring brain specialization.
method Clustering brain regions, learning different linear regression models for each cluster, using a mixture of linear experts.
result The proposed model predicts brain activation more accurately than conventional models.
A new encoding framework predicts brain activity from visual stimuli and intrinsic brain connections.
problem Traditional encoding models ignore brain inner states, limiting their performance in natural image identification.
method Proposes a novel encoding framework combining external stimuli and brain inner states, using a forward encoding model and an inner state model.
result The framework achieves better performance on natural image identification from fMRI responses than traditional models.
Machine learning analysis of neuroimaging data can accurately predict chronological age in healthy people and deviations from healthy brain ageing have been associated with cognitive impairment and disease. Here we sought to further establish the credentials of "brain-predicted age" as a biomarker of individual differe…
Automated brain CT image retrieval from traumatic brain injury cohorts using deep neural networks.
problem Manual image retrieval of whole brain CT scans from large clinical cohorts is time-consuming and resource-intensive.
method Proposes a deep convolutional neural network (dMIR) for automated classification of 2D montage images.
result Achieved high accuracy (f1=1.0) for validation and testing data sets.
Generative model predicts multiple brain graphs from one, preserving topology.
problem Predicting multiple brain graphs from a single one, preserving topology.
method MultiGraphGAN architecture, graph adversarial auto-encoder, cluster-specific decoders, topological loss.
result Significantly outperformed variants in multi-view brain graph generation.
Framework learns structural and functional brain network embeddings while preserving their properties.
problem Joint learning of structural and functional brain networks while preserving their intrinsic properties.
method Siamese community-preserving graph convolutional network (SCP-GCN) that learns from both structural and functional connectivity.
result Superior performance in neurological disorder analysis compared to existing methods.
The goal of the present study is to identify autism using machine learning techniques and resting-state brain imaging data, leveraging the temporal variability of the functional connections (FC) as the only information. We estimated and compared the FC variability across brain regions between typical, healthy subjects …
DI-SVM improves brain condition decoding performance via domain independence.
problem Transfer learning in brain imaging data with large p and small n.
method DI-SVM minimizes domain dependence via HSIC to learn common features.
result DI-SVM outperforms eight competing methods on brain decoding tasks.
New methods improve brain data analysis from fMRI datasets.
problem Simplified brain models from correlational values are insufficient.
method Deep learning and geometric deep learning techniques.
result Improved predictive spatio-temporal brain data representation.
Study developed phenotypes for ICU patients' brain dysfunction states.
problem Underdiagnosis of acute brain dysfunction in ICU patients.
method Created algorithms to quantify and cluster brain dysfunction states.
result Developed three phenotypes of ICU patients' brain dysfunction states.
SFCNeXt estimates brain age from small MRI datasets.
problem Efficiently estimating brain age from limited MRI data.
method Simple fully convolutional network (SFCNeXt) with SPEC and HRL.
result SFCNeXt outperforms complex models in small sample size scenarios.
A two-stage CNN approach for brain tumor segmentation.
problem Brain tumor segmentation with class imbalance.
method Cascade V-Net architecture with ROI masks.
result Improved brain tumor segmentation accuracy.
Given the wide success of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) applied to natural images, researchers have begun to apply them to neuroimaging data. To date, however, exploration of novel CNN architectures tailored to neuroimaging data has been limited. Several recent works fail to leverage the 3D structure of the brai…
Federated learning enables secure meta-analysis of large medical brain datasets.
problem Privacy and legal concerns prevent direct sharing of brain imaging data across different institutions.
method Developed a federated learning framework to securely access and analyze brain data from multiple databases.
result The framework successfully analyzed brain structural relationships across various diseases and cohorts.