arXiv:2512.19214cs.CV2025-12被引 1

提出骨骼表示框架,精准定位海马亚结构变化。

HippMetric: A skeletal-representation-based framework for cross-sectional and longitudinal hippocampal substructural morphometry

  • 基于骨骼表示构建可变形坐标系,贴合海马解剖功能结构。
  • 跨个体和时间点对应性显著提升,实验验证更稳定可靠。
  • 适合神经退行性疾病早期生物标志物研究者使用。

精确刻画海马亚结构对检测细微结构变化、识别神经退行性疾病早期生物标志物至关重要。然而,人脑海马存在高个体间差异及复杂折叠模式,阻碍了跨被试与纵向分析的一致性。现有方法多依赖个体特异性建模,缺乏稳定的内在坐标系以适应解剖变异,限制了个体间与个体内的对应关系建立。为此,我们提出HippMetric,一种基于骨骼表示(s-rep)的海马亚结构形态测量与点级对应框架。该框架基于轴向参考形态模型(ARMM),采用与海马解剖和功能对齐的可变形骨骼坐标系,提供生物学合理的参照基准。其核心包含两个模块:一是尊重海马保守纵向叶状结构的骨骼坐标系统,功能单位(叶状层)垂直于长轴堆叠,实现跨被试与时间的解剖一致性定位;二是通过表面重建、形变与几何约束辐条精修生成个体化s-rep,强制边界贴合、正交性和非交叉性,确保数学上有效的骨骼几何。在两个国际队列上的大量实验表明,相较于现有形状模型,HippMetric在准确性、可靠性及对应稳定性方面均有显著提升。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Accurate characterization of hippocampal substructure is crucial for detecting subtle structural changes and identifying early neurodegenerative biomarkers. However, high inter-subject variability and complex folding pattern of human hippocampus hinder consistent cross-subject and longitudinal analysis. Most existing approaches rely on subject-specific modelling and lack a stable intrinsic coordinate system to accommodate anatomical variability, which limits their ability to establish reliable inter- and intra-individual correspondence. To address this, we propose HippMetric, a skeletal representation (s-rep)-based framework for hippocampal substructural morphometry and point-wise correspondence across individuals and scans. HippMetric builds on the Axis-Referenced Morphometric Model (ARMM) and employs a deformable skeletal coordinate system aligned with hippocampal anatomy and function, providing a biologically grounded reference for correspondence. Our framework comprises two core modules: a skeletal-based coordinate system that respects the hippocampus' conserved longitudinal lamellar architecture, in which functional units (lamellae) are stacked perpendicular to the long-axis, enabling anatomically consistent localization across subjects and time; and individualized s-reps generated through surface reconstruction, deformation, and geometrically constrained spoke refinement, enforcing boundary adherence, orthogonality and non-intersection to produce mathematically valid skeletal geometry. Extensive experiments on two international cohorts demonstrate that HippMetric achieves higher accuracy, reliability, and correspondence stability compared to existing shape models.

海马体形态测量骨骼表示神经退行

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