Normative Diffusion Autoencoders: Application to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Autores principales: Ijishakin, Ayodeji, Hadjasavilou, Adamos, Abdulaal, Ahmed, Montana-Brown, Nina, Townend, Florence, Spinelli, Edoardo, Fillipi, Massimo, Agosta, Federica, Cole, James, Malaspina, Andrea
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author Ijishakin, Ayodeji
Hadjasavilou, Adamos
Abdulaal, Ahmed
Montana-Brown, Nina
Townend, Florence
Spinelli, Edoardo
Fillipi, Massimo
Agosta, Federica
Cole, James
Malaspina, Andrea
author_facet Ijishakin, Ayodeji
Hadjasavilou, Adamos
Abdulaal, Ahmed
Montana-Brown, Nina
Townend, Florence
Spinelli, Edoardo
Fillipi, Massimo
Agosta, Federica
Cole, James
Malaspina, Andrea
contents Predicting survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a challenging task. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data provide in vivo insight into brain health, but the low prevalence of the condition and resultant data scarcity limit training set sizes for prediction models. Survival models are further hindered by the subtle and often highly localised profile of ALS-related neurodegeneration. Normative models present a solution as they increase statistical power by leveraging large healthy cohorts. Separately, diffusion models excel in capturing the semantics embedded within images including subtle signs of accelerated brain ageing, which may help predict survival in ALS. Here, we combine the benefits of generative and normative modelling by introducing the normative diffusion autoencoder framework. To our knowledge, this is the first use of normative modelling within a diffusion autoencoder, as well as the first application of normative modelling to ALS. Our approach outperforms generative and non-generative normative modelling benchmarks in ALS prognostication, demonstrating enhanced predictive accuracy in the context of ALS survival prediction and normative modelling in general.
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spellingShingle Normative Diffusion Autoencoders: Application to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Ijishakin, Ayodeji
Hadjasavilou, Adamos
Abdulaal, Ahmed
Montana-Brown, Nina
Townend, Florence
Spinelli, Edoardo
Fillipi, Massimo
Agosta, Federica
Cole, James
Malaspina, Andrea
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Predicting survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a challenging task. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data provide in vivo insight into brain health, but the low prevalence of the condition and resultant data scarcity limit training set sizes for prediction models. Survival models are further hindered by the subtle and often highly localised profile of ALS-related neurodegeneration. Normative models present a solution as they increase statistical power by leveraging large healthy cohorts. Separately, diffusion models excel in capturing the semantics embedded within images including subtle signs of accelerated brain ageing, which may help predict survival in ALS. Here, we combine the benefits of generative and normative modelling by introducing the normative diffusion autoencoder framework. To our knowledge, this is the first use of normative modelling within a diffusion autoencoder, as well as the first application of normative modelling to ALS. Our approach outperforms generative and non-generative normative modelling benchmarks in ALS prognostication, demonstrating enhanced predictive accuracy in the context of ALS survival prediction and normative modelling in general.
title Normative Diffusion Autoencoders: Application to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.14191