brain stiffness
Contrastive Learning with Dynamic Localized Repulsion for Brain Age Prediction on 3D Stiffness Maps
Träuble, Jakob, Hiscox, Lucy, Johnson, Curtis, Schönlieb, Carola-Bibiane, Schierle, Gabriele Kaminski, Aviles-Rivero, Angelica
In the field of neuroimaging, accurate brain age prediction is pivotal for uncovering the complexities of brain aging and pinpointing early indicators of neurodegenerative conditions. Recent advancements in self-supervised learning, particularly in contrastive learning, have demonstrated greater robustness when dealing with complex datasets. However, current approaches often fall short in generalizing across non-uniformly distributed data, prevalent in medical imaging scenarios. To bridge this gap, we introduce a novel contrastive loss that adapts dynamically during the training process, focusing on the localized neighborhoods of samples. Moreover, we expand beyond traditional structural features by incorporating brain stiffness--a mechanical property previously underexplored yet promising due to its sensitivity to age-related changes. This work presents the first application of self-supervised learning to brain mechanical properties, using compiled stiffness maps from various clinical studies to predict brain age. Our approach, featuring dynamic localized loss, consistently outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods, demonstrating superior performance and laying the way for new directions in brain aging research.
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- Health & Medicine > Health Care Technology (1.00)
- Health & Medicine > Diagnostic Medicine > Imaging (1.00)
- Health & Medicine > Therapeutic Area > Neurology > Alzheimer's Disease (0.47)