arXiv:2511.02490cs.LGcs.AI2025-11ICML

用大模型+病例检索,辅助早期阿尔茨海默病筛查

BRAINS: A Retrieval-Augmented System for Alzheimer's Detection and Monitoring

  • 结合认知评估与病例检索的双模块设计
  • 在真实数据上实现疾病分期与早期风险识别
  • 适合医疗资源有限地区使用,结果可解释

随着全球阿尔茨海默病(AD)负担持续加重,早期精准检测愈发关键,尤其在缺乏先进诊断工具的地区。本文提出BRAINS(Biomedical Retrieval-Augmented Intelligence for Neurodegeneration Screening),利用大语言模型(LLMs)的强大推理能力实现阿尔茨海默病的检测与监测。该系统采用双模块架构:认知诊断模块基于MMSE、CDR评分和脑容量等数据微调的LLM,进行结构化风险评估;病例检索模块将患者信息编码为潜在表示,从精心构建的知识库中检索相似病例,并通过病例融合层整合上下文信息。最终结合临床提示完成推断。在真实数据集上的评估表明,BRAINS在疾病严重程度分类和早期认知衰退识别方面表现优异,具备作为可扩展、可解释、早期筛查辅助工具的潜力,为未来应用带来希望。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

As the global burden of Alzheimer's disease (AD) continues to grow, early and accurate detection has become increasingly critical, especially in regions with limited access to advanced diagnostic tools. We propose BRAINS (Biomedical Retrieval-Augmented Intelligence for Neurodegeneration Screening) to address this challenge. This novel system harnesses the powerful reasoning capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) for Alzheimer's detection and monitoring. BRAINS features a dual-module architecture: a cognitive diagnostic module and a case-retrieval module. The Diagnostic Module utilizes LLMs fine-tuned on cognitive and neuroimaging datasets -- including MMSE, CDR scores, and brain volume metrics -- to perform structured assessments of Alzheimer's risk. Meanwhile, the Case Retrieval Module encodes patient profiles into latent representations and retrieves similar cases from a curated knowledge base. These auxiliary cases are fused with the input profile via a Case Fusion Layer to enhance contextual understanding. The combined representation is then processed with clinical prompts for inference. Evaluations on real-world datasets demonstrate BRAINS effectiveness in classifying disease severity and identifying early signs of cognitive decline. This system not only shows strong potential as an assistive tool for scalable, explainable, and early-stage Alzheimer's disease detection, but also offers hope for future applications in the field.

阿尔茨海默病大模型辅助诊断病例检索

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