arXiv:2609.04689cs.CVcs.CL2026-09

用眼底血管成像+大模型生成报告,无标签识别阿尔茨海默病潜在风险特征。

Retinal OCTA Phenotyping with LLM Reporting for Alzheimer's Disease

论文配图:Retinal OCTA Phenotyping with LLM Reporting for Alzheimer's Disease
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  • 无标签整合血管分割与分层生物标志物提取,实现可解释的表型分析
  • 在39名受试者117张图像上,模型AUC达0.916-0.970,分割Dice达0.695-0.781
  • 生成的报告具备测量依据和诊断谨慎性,适合科研辅助与早期筛查研究

阿尔茨海默病(AD)的早期识别仍具挑战,因现有评估方法成本高、资源需求大或不适用于大规模筛查。光学相干断层扫描血管成像(OCTA)可无创观察视网膜微血管结构,但现有方法常依赖诊断标签且测量解释有限。本文提出一种可解释的OCTA分析流程,融合注释感知的血管分割、层特异性血管生物标志物提取、无标签表型分析及基于测量的大型语言模型(LLM)报告生成。利用39名受试者的117张ROSE-1图像,对浅层血管复合体(SVC)、深层血管复合体(DVC)及联合SVC+DVC表示进行注释匹配的分割建模,模型获得0.916–0.970的ROC-AUC值与0.695–0.781的Dice分数。六项密度与分形维数生物标志物构成个体级表型特征,用于探索性聚类;对9名保留受试者分析发现一致的低密度、低分形维数表型,但因缺乏诊断标签,无法进行临床解读。使用GPT、Gemini和Llama生成的报告经评估,具有良好的测量基础性、引文忠实度与诊断谨慎性。整体框架为视网膜血管测量、探索性表型分析与证据关联解读之间建立了透明的非诊断性连接,助力阿尔茨海默病研究。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Early identification of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains challenging because established assessment methods can be costly, resource-intensive, or unsuitable for population-scale screening. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) provides non-invasive visualization of retinal microvasculature, but existing approaches often require diagnostic labels and provide limited measurement-level interpretation. We present an explainable OCTA pipeline that integrates annotation-aware vessel segmentation, layer-specific vascular biomarker extraction, label-free phenotyping, and measurement-grounded LLM reporting. Using 117 ROSE-1 images from 39 subjects, we apply annotation-matched segmentation models to superficial vascular complex (SVC), deep vascular complex (DVC), and combined SVC+DVC representations. The models achieve ROC-AUC values of 0.916-0.970 and Dice scores of 0.695-0.781. Six density and fractal-dimension biomarkers form subject-level profiles for exploratory clustering. Analysis of nine held-out subjects identifies an internally consistent lower-density, lower-fractal-dimension phenotype, although the absence of diagnostic labels prevents clinical interpretation. Reports generated using GPT, Gemini, and Llama are evaluated for measurement grounding, citation faithfulness, and diagnostic caution. Overall, the framework provides a transparent, non-diagnostic connection between retinal vascular measurements, exploratory phenotyping, and evidence-linked interpretation for Alzheimer's research.

阿尔茨海默病视网膜成像大模型报告无监督表型

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