| Title: | Individualized mapping of aberrant cortical thickness via stochastic cortical self-reconstruction |
| Journal: | Medical Image Analysis |
| Published: | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41056815/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2025.103788 |
Publication 19437
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Abstract
Understanding individual differences in cortical structure is key to advancing diagnostics in neurology and psychiatry. Reference models aid in detecting aberrant cortical thickness, yet site-specific biases limit their direct application to unseen data, and region-wise averages prevent the detection of localized cortical changes. To address these limitations, we developed the Stochastic Cortical Self-Reconstruction (SCSR), a novel method that leverages deep learning to reconstruct cortical thickness maps at the vertex level without needing additional subject information. Trained on over 25,000 healthy individuals, SCSR generates highly individualized cortical reconstructions that can detect subtle thickness deviations. Our evaluations on independent test sets demonstrated that SCSR achieved significantly lower reconstruction errors and identified atrophy patterns that enabled better disease discrimination than established methods. It also hints at cortical thinning in preterm infants that went undetected by existing models, showcasing its versatility. Finally, SCSR excelled in mapping highly resolved cortical deviations of dementia patients from clinical data, highlighting its potential for supporting diagnosis in clinical practice.</p>
4 Authors
- Christian Wachinger
- Dennis M Hedderich
- Melissa Thalhammer
- Fabian Bongratz
1 Application
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| 34479 | Joint analysis of abdominal and cerebral morphology in diabetes |
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