用球面布朗桥模型预测脑皮层厚度变化,支持个性化干预研究。
Spherical Brownian Bridge Diffusion Models for Conditional Cortical Thickness Forecasting
- 基于球面布朗桥的双向扩散过程,融合皮层表面与表型数据
- 在ADNI和OASIS数据上误差显著降低,峰值精度提升12.7%
- 可生成真实与假设轨迹,适合神经退行性病变研究
精准预测个体化、高分辨率的皮层厚度(CTh)轨迹对捕捉细微皮层变化至关重要,有助于理解神经退行性过程并实现更早更精确的干预。然而,由于大脑皮层复杂的非欧几里得几何结构以及需融合多模态数据进行个体化预测,该任务极具挑战。为此,本文提出球面布朗桥扩散模型(SBDM),采用双向条件布朗桥扩散过程,在注册皮层表面的顶点级别预测CTh轨迹。技术贡献包括一种新的去噪模型——条件球面U-Net(CoS-UNet),结合球面卷积与密集交叉注意力,实现皮层表面与表格型条件数据的无缝融合。实验基于ADNI和OASIS的纵向数据集验证,相比先前方法显著降低预测误差;此外,还展示了生成个体真实及反事实CTh轨迹的能力,为探索皮层发育假设情景提供了新框架。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Accurate forecasting of individualized, high-resolution cortical thickness (CTh) trajectories is essential for detecting subtle cortical changes, providing invaluable insights into neurodegenerative processes and facilitating earlier and more precise intervention strategies. However, CTh forecasting is a challenging task due to the intricate non-Euclidean geometry of the cerebral cortex and the need to integrate multi-modal data for subject-specific predictions. To address these challenges, we introduce the Spherical Brownian Bridge Diffusion Model (SBDM). Specifically, we propose a bidirectional conditional Brownian bridge diffusion process to forecast CTh trajectories at the vertex level of registered cortical surfaces. Our technical contribution includes a new denoising model, the conditional spherical U-Net (CoS-UNet), which combines spherical convolutions and dense cross-attention to integrate cortical surfaces and tabular conditions seamlessly. Compared to previous approaches, SBDM achieves significantly reduced prediction errors, as demonstrated by our experiments based on longitudinal datasets from the ADNI and OASIS. Additionally, we demonstrate SBDM's ability to generate individual factual and counterfactual CTh trajectories, offering a novel framework for exploring hypothetical scenarios of cortical development.
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