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Diffusion MRI is a non-invasive, in-vivo biomedical imaging method for mapping tissue microstructure. Applications include structural connectivity imaging of the human brain and detecting microstructural neural changes. However, acquiring…

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Designing generative models for 3D structural brain MRI that synthesize morphologically-plausible and attribute-specific (e.g., age, sex, disease state) samples is an active area of research. Existing approaches based on frameworks like…

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Recent advances in synthetic imaging open up opportunities for obtaining additional data in the field of surgical imaging. This data can provide reliable supplements supporting surgical applications and decision-making through computer…

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Generative modelling and synthetic data can be a surrogate for real medical imaging datasets, whose scarcity and difficulty to share can be a nuisance when delivering accurate deep learning models for healthcare applications. In recent…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-27 Virginia Fernandez , Walter Hugo Lopez Pinaya , Pedro Borges , Mark S. Graham , Tom Vercauteren , M. Jorge Cardoso

Simulating aging in 3D brain MRI scans can reveal disease progression patterns in neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. Current deep learning-based generative models typically approach this problem by predicting future scans…

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Machine learning analysis of neuroimaging data can accurately predict chronological age in healthy people and deviations from healthy brain ageing have been associated with cognitive impairment and disease. Here we sought to further…

Brain age estimation from Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) derives the difference between a subject's biological brain age and their chronological age. This is a potential biomarker for neurodegeneration, e.g. as part of Alzheimer's disease.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-10-02 Kyriaki-Margarita Bintsi , Vasileios Baltatzis , Arinbjörn Kolbeinsson , Alexander Hammers , Daniel Rueckert

High-quality, large-scale data is essential for robust deep learning models in medical applications, particularly ultrasound image analysis. Diffusion models facilitate high-fidelity medical image generation, reducing the costs associated…

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This paper presents a novel approach to simulating electronic health records (EHRs) using diffusion probabilistic models (DPMs). Specifically, we demonstrate the effectiveness of DPMs in synthesising longitudinal EHRs that capture…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-23 Nicholas I-Hsien Kuo , Louisa Jorm , Sebastiano Barbieri

Availability of large and diverse medical datasets is often challenged by privacy and data sharing restrictions. For successful application of machine learning techniques for disease diagnosis, prognosis, and precision medicine, large…

High-resolution (HR) MRI scans obtained from research-grade medical centers provide precise information about imaged tissues. However, routine clinical MRI scans are typically in low-resolution (LR) and vary greatly in contrast and spatial…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-25 Jueqi Wang , Jacob Levman , Walter Hugo Lopez Pinaya , Petru-Daniel Tudosiu , M. Jorge Cardoso , Razvan Marinescu

Brain network analysis has emerged as pivotal method for gaining a deeper understanding of brain functions and disease mechanisms. Despite the existence of various network construction approaches, shortcomings persist in the learning of…

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) plays a crucial role in brain disease diagnosis, but it is not always feasible for certain patients due to physical or clinical constraints. Recent studies attempt to synthesize MRI from Computed Tomography…

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a vital modality for gaining precise anatomical information, and it plays a significant role in medical imaging for diagnosis and therapy planning. Image synthesis problems have seen a revolution in…

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Brain age prediction based on children's brain MRI is an important biomarker for brain health and brain development analysis. In this paper, we consider the 3D brain MRI volume as a sequence of 2D images and propose a new framework using…

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Alzheimers disease progresses slowly and involves complex interaction between various biological factors. Longitudinal medical imaging data can capture this progression over time. However, longitudinal data frequently encounter issues such…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-12 Duy-Phuong Dao , Hyung-Jeong Yang , Jahae Kim

The use of supervised deep learning techniques to detect pathologies in brain MRI scans can be challenging due to the diversity of brain anatomy and the need for annotated data sets. An alternative approach is to use unsupervised anomaly…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-08 Finn Behrendt , Debayan Bhattacharya , Julia Krüger , Roland Opfer , Alexander Schlaefer

Mapping from functional connectivity (FC) to structural connectivity (SC) can facilitate multimodal brain network fusion and discover potential biomarkers for clinical implications. However, it is challenging to directly bridge the reliable…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-01 Qiankun Zuo , Bangjun Lei , Wanyu Qiu , Changhong Jing , Jin Hong , Shuqiang Wang

The ability to accurately recognize an individual's face with respect to human aging factor holds significant importance for various private as well as government sectors such as customs and public security bureaus, passport office, and…

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3D brain MRI studies often examine subtle morphometric differences between cohorts that are hard to detect visually. Given the high cost of MRI acquisition, these studies could greatly benefit from image syntheses, particularly…

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