Fetal brain imaging is a cornerstone of prenatal screening and early diagnosis of congenital anomalies. Knowledge of fetal gestational age is the key to the accurate assessment of brain development. This study develops an attention-based deep learning model to predict gestational age of the fetal brain. The proposed mo…
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Deep CNNs identify age-related patterns in fetal brain activity.
problem Understanding age effects in fetal brain development.
method Supervised 3D Convolutional Neural Networks applied to fetal fMRI data.
result Deep CNNs can distinguish age groups in fetal brain activity.
Efficient fetal-maternal ECG signal separation from two channel maternal abdominal ECG via diffusion-based channel selectionphysics.med-ph
There is a need for affordable, widely deployable maternal-fetal ECG monitors to improve maternal and fetal health during pregnancy and delivery. Based on the diffusion-based channel selection, here we present the mathematical formalism and clinical validation of an algorithm capable of accurate separation of maternal …
The multiple fundamental frequency detection problem and the source separation problem from a single-channel signal containing multiple oscillatory components and a nonstationary noise are both challenging tasks. To extract the fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) from a single-lead maternal abdominal ECG, we face both challe…
Paper proposes a method to extract disentangled features for multi-task learning in medical images.
problem Indiscriminate mixing of image properties leads to poor generalization in deep learning.
method Uses deep neural networks and adversarial regularization to disentangle features.
result Demonstrates improved performance on images with new properties like artifacts.
Ultrasound diagnosis is routinely used in obstetrics and gynecology for fetal biometry, and owing to its time-consuming process, there has been a great demand for automatic estimation. However, the automated analysis of ultrasound images is complicated because they are patient-specific, operator-dependent, and machine-…
Ultrasound (US) is the most widely used fetal imaging technique. However, US images have limited capture range, and suffer from view dependent artefacts such as acoustic shadows. Compounding of overlapping 3D US acquisitions into a high-resolution volume can extend the field of view and remove image artefacts, which is…
PLIs improve classifier performance by fine-tuning latent representations.
problem Difficult interpretation of high-dimensional latent representations in neural networks.
method Back-propagation of manual changes to low-dimensional embeddings using t-distributed stochastic neighbourhood embeddings.
result Manual separation of class clusters in latent space enhances classifier performance.
Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) imaging allows contrast-agent free in vivo perfusion quantification with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, its use is limited by typically low accuracy due to low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at large gradient encoding magnitudes as well as dephasing artefacts caused by subje…
Wavesplit separates speech from mixtures using clustering.
problem Permutation problem in speech separation.
method End-to-end system infers speaker representations and estimates signals.
result Robust separation of long recordings, new benchmarks set.
The automatic analysis of ultrasound sequences can substantially improve the efficiency of clinical diagnosis. In this work we present our attempt to automate the challenging task of measuring the vascular diameter of the fetal abdominal aorta from ultrasound images. We propose a neural network architecture consisting …
Fetal ECG (FECG) telemonitoring is an important branch in telemedicine. The design of a telemonitoring system via a wireless body-area network with low energy consumption for ambulatory use is highly desirable. As an emerging technique, compressed sensing (CS) shows great promise in compressing/reconstructing data with…
Develops an online nonparametric classifier for massive data.
problem Challenges of batch kernel-based nonparametric classifiers in massive data.
method Online principle components analysis to reduce dimensionality, followed by stochastic approximation algorithm for real-time calculation.
result Online classifier provides the best trade-off between accuracy and computation cost.
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.
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…
Brain tumor segmentation from Magnetic Resonance Images (MRIs) is an important task to measure tumor responses to treatments. However, automatic segmentation is very challenging. This paper presents an automatic brain tumor segmentation method based on a Normalized Gaussian Bayesian classification and a new 3D Fluid Ve…
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.
Resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) in functional neuroimaging techniques have improved in brain disorders, dysfunction studies via mapping the topology of the brain connections, i.e. connectopic mapping. Since, there are the slight differences between healthy and unhealthy brain regions and functions, investigation…
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.
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…
Auto-encoding brain networks with applications to analyzing large-scale brain imaging datasetsstat.ML
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…
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 …
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.
fMRI semantic category understanding using linguistic encoding models attempt to learn a forward mapping that relates stimuli to the corresponding brain activation. Classical encoding models use linear multi-variate methods to predict the brain activation (all voxels) given the stimulus. However, these methods essentia…
The paper discovers a hidden component in data using an autoencoder with a discriminator.
problem Discovering a single independent latent variable in data.
method An autoencoder with a discriminator is used to recover the hidden component.
result The approach can recover the hidden component up to entropy-preserving transformations.
Computable Phenotypes to Characterize Changing Patient Brain Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unitq-bio.QM
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.
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…
Estimates brain connectivity networks from natural stimuli, controlling type I error.
problem Estimating brain connectivity networks from natural stimuli with nuisance signals.
method Estimating stimulus-locked brain network by treating non-stimulus-induced signals as nuisance parameters. Testing maximum degree of network using inferential method.
result Proves type I error can be controlled and power increases asymptotically.
The paper characterizes brain states and transitions using functional MRI data.
problem Characterizing the dynamic reconfiguration of neural systems in brain states.
method Bayesian model-based characterization of latent brain states and posterior predictive discrepancy using the latent block model.
result The model detects transitions between latent brain states and identifies distinctive community patterns in task-fMRI data.
Brain covariance selection: better individual functional connectivity models using population priorstat.ML
Spontaneous brain activity, as observed in functional neuroimaging, has been shown to display reproducible structure that expresses brain architecture and carries markers of brain pathologies. An important view of modern neuroscience is that such large-scale structure of coherent activity reflects modularity properties…
Learning Time-Varying Multi-Region Brain Communications via Scalable Markovian Gaussian Processescs.LG
New method learns dynamic brain communication patterns across regions.
problem Current methods struggle with time-varying brain communications and scalability.
method Adaptive Delay Model (ADM) using Markovian Gaussian Processes.
result Captures dynamic neural communication patterns over time.
Brain imaging analysis on clinically acquired computed tomography (CT) is essential for the diagnosis, risk prediction of progression, and treatment of the structural phenotypes of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, in real clinical imaging scenarios, entire body CT images (e.g., neck, abdomen, chest, pelvis) are t…