arXiv:2602.15740cs.LGcs.AI2026-02

用可解释的图网络融合多模态数据,提升阿尔茨海默病早期诊断准确率

MRC-GAT: A Meta-Relational Copula-Based Graph Attention Network for Interpretable Multimodal Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis

  • 基于变分自编码器和耦合函数对多模态数据进行统计空间对齐
  • 在TADPOLE和NACC数据集上分别达到96.87%和92.31%准确率
  • 支持疾病进展各阶段的可解释性分析,适合临床辅助诊断研究

阿尔茨海默病(AD)是一种进行性神经退行性疾病,早期精准诊断对及时临床干预至关重要。现有计算机辅助诊断模型虽有所发展,但多数图结构方法依赖固定设计,难以适应异质患者数据。为此,提出元关系耦合图注意力网络(MRC-GAT),用于多模态AD分类。该模型通过耦合函数将风险因素(RF)、认知测试得分和MRI特征映射至统一统计空间,并采用多关系注意力机制融合特征。在TADPOLE与NACC数据集上的实验表明,MRC-GAT分别取得96.87%和92.31%的准确率,优于现有模型。此外,模型在诊断全过程提供可解释性,验证了其鲁棒性与实用性。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition necessitating early and precise diagnosis to provide prompt clinical management. Given the paramount importance of early diagnosis, recent studies have increasingly focused on computer-aided diagnostic models to enhance precision and reliability. However, most graph-based approaches still rely on fixed structural designs, which restrict their flexibility and limit generalization across heterogeneous patient data. To overcome these limitations, the Meta-Relational Copula-Based Graph Attention Network (MRC-GAT) is proposed as an efficient multimodal model for AD classification tasks. The proposed architecture, copula-based similarity alignment, relational attention, and node fusion are integrated as the core components of episodic meta-learning, such that the multimodal features, including risk factors (RF), Cognitive test scores, and MRI attributes, are first aligned via a copula-based transformation in a common statistical space and then combined by a multi-relational attention mechanism. According to evaluations performed on the TADPOLE and NACC datasets, the MRC-GAT model achieved accuracies of 96.87% and 92.31%, respectively, demonstrating state-of-the-art performance compared to existing diagnostic models. Finally, the proposed model confirms the robustness and applicability of the proposed method by providing interpretability at various stages of disease diagnosis.

阿尔茨海默病多模态图神经网络可解释性

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