DSM improves visual quality of fetoscopic videos by mosaicking.
problem Challenges in identifying all vascular connections during fetoscopy due to low visual quality and drift.
method Proposes a Deep Sequential Mosaicking (DSM) framework using deep learning techniques to handle visual variations and reduce drift.
result DSM framework reduces accumulated drift and improves visual quality of fetoscopic videos.
Intratumor heterogeneity is often manifested by vascular compartments with distinct pharmacokinetics that cannot be resolved directly by in vivo dynamic imaging. We developed tissue-specific compartment modeling (TSCM), an unsupervised computational method of deconvolving dynamic imaging series from heterogeneous tumor…
New data-driven Cartan connection tracks complex vascular structures.
problem Tracking complex vascular structures in multi-orientation images.
method Formulated a data-driven Cartan connection on M2 for geodesic tracking. result Improved geodesic tracking of vascular trees with globally optimal curves.
Deep-learning improves 6x6-mm OCTA angiograms by reducing noise and artifacts.
problem Reduced scan quality in 6x6-mm OCTA angiograms due to undersampling.
method Deep-learning-based high-resolution angiogram reconstruction network (HARNet) trained on 3x3-mm and 6x6-mm angiogram data.
result Reconstructed 6x6-mm angiograms have lower noise and better vascular connectivity.
New algorithms improve vascular flow simulations in aortic aneurysms.
problem Limited accuracy of MRI in hemodynamics, patient-specific flow boundary conditions, and CFD's computational demands.
method Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) and Deep Operator Networks (DeepONets) integrated with 3D Navier-Stokes equations.
result Improved computational efficiency and good agreement with CFD simulations.
Automated labeling of intracranial arteries improves accuracy and efficiency.
problem Challenges in accurately labeling intracranial arteries due to variations and limited datasets.
method Graph Neural Network (GNN) combined with hierarchical refinement for improved accuracy.
result Achieved 97.5% node labeling accuracy on a testing set of 105 scans.
Predicting highrisk vascular diseases is a significant issue in the medical domain. Most predicting methods predict the prognosis of patients from pathological and radiological measurements, which are expensive and require much time to be analyzed. Here we propose deep attention models that predict the onset of the hig…
FalconBC improves patient-specific cardiovascular modeling by estimating boundary conditions efficiently.
problem Efficiently estimating boundary conditions in patient-specific cardiovascular models, especially in open-loop models and anatomies with lesions.
method A general amortized inference framework based on probabilistic flow that treats clinical targets and anatomies as conditioning variables.
result Demonstrated on two patient-specific models, FalconBC improves efficiency and accuracy in estimating boundary conditions.
Generative ODE model learns unknown variables in medical systems.
problem Estimating unknown variables in complex medical systems.
method Variational autoencoder incorporating known ODE functions.
result Modeling known-unknowns improves system parameter discovery and extrapolation.
In this paper, the effectiveness and capability of convolutional neural networks have been studied in the classification of 8 skin diseases. Different pre-trained state-of-the-art architectures (DenseNet 201, ResNet 152, Inception v3, InceptionResNet v2) were used and applied on 10135 dermoscopy skin images in total (H…
New test identifies specific biological parameters for personalized CVD detection.
problem Ineffectual pathology tests fail to consider platelet activation and inter-individual variability.
method Stochastic platelet deposition model and approximate Bayesian computation with discriminative summary statistics.
result Inferred parameters help identify specific biological parameters for personalized CVD detection.
The retinal vascular condition is a reliable biomarker of several ophthalmologic and cardiovascular diseases, so automatic vessel segmentation may be crucial to diagnose and monitor them. In this paper, we propose a novel method that combines the multiscale analysis provided by the Stationary Wavelet Transform with a m…
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 …
New method for partial matching of shapes with Varifolds.
problem Matching structures with topological or shape differences.
method Varifold shape representation and LDDMM framework.
result Effective partial matching despite topological differences.
In this work, we developed a network inference method from incomplete data ("PathInf") , as massive and non-uniformly distributed missing values is a common challenge in practical problems. PathInf is a two-stages inference model. In the first stage, it applies a data summarization model based on maximum likelihood to …
Study proposes a multimodal model for cardiovascular risk prediction using EHRs.
problem Lack of comprehensive risk prediction from EHRs due to unstructured text.
method Proposes a multimodal BiLSTM model integrating structured and unstructured EHR data.
result Proposed BiLSTM model outperforms other DNN architectures in cardiovascular risk prediction.
Efficiently infers gene regulatory networks from spatial data.
problem Inferring spatially-varying gene regulatory networks.
method Proposed an efficient optimization problem for SV-GMRFs.
result Solves large-scale SV-GMRF problems in minutes.
Dual-edge spatial Jacobian image graph for interpretable diabetic retinopathy grading
problem Automated diabetic retinopathy grading from color fundus photographs
method Dual-edge spatial-Jacobian image graph
result 0.8076 accuracy, 0.8312 quadratic weighted kappa, 0.5915 macro-F1, 0.9330 adjacent-grade accuracy
Contrast enhanced ultrasound is a radiation-free imaging modality which uses encapsulated gas microbubbles for improved visualization of the vascular bed deep within the tissue. It has recently been used to enable imaging with unprecedented subwavelength spatial resolution by relying on super-resolution techniques. A t…
Retina-VAE models macular disease spectrum using clinical data.
problem Representing the spectrum of macular diseases clinically.
method Variational autoencoder (VAE) model trained on patient profiles.
result Latent vectors cluster into 14 subtypes, suggesting treatment responses.
StrokeSave app diagnoses stroke via mobile sensors and AI.
problem Inadequate stroke diagnosis in areas without quality medical facilities.
method Mobile app with sensors, facial and retinal images, deep learning model.
result Deep learning model achieves 95% accuracy in diagnosing stroke.
Diabetic eye disease is one of the fastest growing causes of preventable blindness. With the advent of anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) therapies, it has become increasingly important to detect center-involved diabetic macular edema (ci-DME). However, center-involved diabetic macular edema is diagnosed us…
Algorithm finds connected components on Lie groups for multi-orientation image analysis.
problem Finding connected components in complex, multi-orientation images.
method Iterative algorithm using morphological dilations and Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman kernels on Lie groups.
result Algorithm converges in finitely many steps and can differentiate between crossing and aligned structures.
Deep learning speeds up whole heart MRI to 30 seconds.
problem Long acquisition times in whole heart MRI.
method Deep learning, specifically a 3D residual U-Net, to reconstruct high-resolution images from low-resolution data.
result Super-resolution images show better edge sharpness and fewer artefacts than low-resolution images.
DynForest predicts event probabilities from longitudinal data, handling endogenous predictors.
problem Predicting individual risk using longitudinal patient history.
method Random survival forests with time-fixed features from longitudinal predictors.
result DynForest provides accurate individual event probability predictions.
Enhances causal estimation using unlabeled offline ICU data.
problem Assessing unmeasured physiological variables in new ICU patients.
method Three-stage approach: non-causal and causal estimators, causal filter, and prediction for new patients.
result Enhanced causal estimation for new ICU patients using offline data.
Model predicts wound and episode-level readmission risk and time to re-admit.
problem Identify patients at high risk of re-admission to prevent wound recurrences and reduce healthcare costs.
method Data-driven analysis of wound care and episode-level patient data.
result Model achieves high recall and precision for predicting re-admission risk and time.