arXiv:2509.26576cs.LGcs.CE2025-09被引 4

通过神经算子识别胸主动脉瘤的机械驱动因素,强调局部扩张与可扩张性联合分析的重要性。

Importance of localized dilatation and distensibility in identifying determinants of thoracic aortic aneurysm with neural operators

  • 用有限元模拟生成上百种损伤组合,构建局部扩张与可扩张性图谱
  • 仅用几何数据预测误差显著更高,加入机械数据可提升精度
  • UNet模型表现最佳,适合个性化疾病建模与治疗策略制定

胸主动脉瘤(TAA)由多种机械与力生物传导异常引起,增加破裂或夹层风险。研究发现其发展与弹性纤维完整性及细胞-基质连接功能障碍相关。由于不同损伤导致不同的力学脆弱性,亟需识别驱动进展的交互因素。本文基于有限元框架,生成数百种包含弹性纤维损伤与机械感知受损程度各异的合成TAA。由此构建局部扩张与可扩张性空间图谱,训练神经网络以预测初始复合损伤。比较了深度算子网络、UNet与拉普拉斯神经算子等多种架构及输入格式,确立未来个体化建模的标准。结果表明,仅使用几何数据(扩张度)训练时预测误差显著高于同时使用几何与机械数据(扩张度+可扩张性)。所有模型中,UNet在各类输入下均保持最高准确率。研究强调在TAA评估中获取全场扩张与可扩张性测量的必要性,以揭示疾病力生物学驱动机制,支持个性化治疗策略发展。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) arise from diverse mechanical and mechanobiological disruptions to the aortic wall that increase the risk of dissection or rupture. Evidence links TAA development to dysfunctions in the aortic mechanotransduction axis, including loss of elastic fiber integrity and cell-matrix connections. Because distinct insults create different mechanical vulnerabilities, there is a critical need to identify interacting factors that drive progression. Here, we use a finite element framework to generate synthetic TAAs from hundreds of heterogeneous insults spanning varying degrees of elastic fiber damage and impaired mechanosensing. From these simulations, we construct spatial maps of localized dilatation and distensibility to train neural networks that predict the initiating combined insult. We compare several architectures (Deep Operator Networks, UNets, and Laplace Neural Operators) and multiple input data formats to define a standard for future subject-specific modeling. We also quantify predictive performance when networks are trained using only geometric data (dilatation) versus both geometric and mechanical data (dilatation plus distensibility). Across all networks, prediction errors are significantly higher when trained on dilatation alone, underscoring the added value of distensibility information. Among the tested models, UNet consistently provides the highest accuracy across all data formats. These findings highlight the importance of acquiring full-field measurements of both dilatation and distensibility in TAA assessment to reveal the mechanobiological drivers of disease and support the development of personalized treatment strategies.

主动脉瘤神经算子力学建模个性化医疗

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