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Main Authors: Chen, Zijian, Varkanitsa, Maria, Ishwar, Prakash, Konrad, Janusz, Betke, Margrit, Kiran, Swathi, Venkataraman, Archana
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.02303
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author Chen, Zijian
Varkanitsa, Maria
Ishwar, Prakash
Konrad, Janusz
Betke, Margrit
Kiran, Swathi
Venkataraman, Archana
author_facet Chen, Zijian
Varkanitsa, Maria
Ishwar, Prakash
Konrad, Janusz
Betke, Margrit
Kiran, Swathi
Venkataraman, Archana
contents We propose a lesion-aware graph neural network (LEGNet) to predict language ability from resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) connectivity in patients with post-stroke aphasia. Our model integrates three components: an edge-based learning module that encodes functional connectivity between brain regions, a lesion encoding module, and a subgraph learning module that leverages functional similarities for prediction. We use synthetic data derived from the Human Connectome Project (HCP) for hyperparameter tuning and model pretraining. We then evaluate the performance using repeated 10-fold cross-validation on an in-house neuroimaging dataset of post-stroke aphasia. Our results demonstrate that LEGNet outperforms baseline deep learning methods in predicting language ability. LEGNet also exhibits superior generalization ability when tested on a second in-house dataset that was acquired under a slightly different neuroimaging protocol. Taken together, the results of this study highlight the potential of LEGNet in effectively learning the relationships between rs-fMRI connectivity and language ability in a patient cohort with brain lesions for improved post-stroke aphasia evaluation.
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spellingShingle A Lesion-aware Edge-based Graph Neural Network for Predicting Language Ability in Patients with Post-stroke Aphasia
Chen, Zijian
Varkanitsa, Maria
Ishwar, Prakash
Konrad, Janusz
Betke, Margrit
Kiran, Swathi
Venkataraman, Archana
Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Neurons and Cognition
We propose a lesion-aware graph neural network (LEGNet) to predict language ability from resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) connectivity in patients with post-stroke aphasia. Our model integrates three components: an edge-based learning module that encodes functional connectivity between brain regions, a lesion encoding module, and a subgraph learning module that leverages functional similarities for prediction. We use synthetic data derived from the Human Connectome Project (HCP) for hyperparameter tuning and model pretraining. We then evaluate the performance using repeated 10-fold cross-validation on an in-house neuroimaging dataset of post-stroke aphasia. Our results demonstrate that LEGNet outperforms baseline deep learning methods in predicting language ability. LEGNet also exhibits superior generalization ability when tested on a second in-house dataset that was acquired under a slightly different neuroimaging protocol. Taken together, the results of this study highlight the potential of LEGNet in effectively learning the relationships between rs-fMRI connectivity and language ability in a patient cohort with brain lesions for improved post-stroke aphasia evaluation.
title A Lesion-aware Edge-based Graph Neural Network for Predicting Language Ability in Patients with Post-stroke Aphasia
topic Machine Learning
Signal Processing
Neurons and Cognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.02303