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Anatomical context improves deep learning on the brain age estimation task.

Authors :
Bermudez, Camilo
Plassard, Andrew J.
Chaganti, Shikha
Huo, Yuankai
Aboud, Katherine S.
Cutting, Laurie E.
Resnick, Susan M.
Landman, Bennett A.
Source :
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (0730725X). Oct2019, Vol. 62, p70-77. 8p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Deep learning has shown remarkable improvements in the analysis of medical images without the need for engineered features. In this work, we hypothesize that deep learning is complementary to traditional feature estimation. We propose a network design to include traditional structural imaging features alongside deep convolutional ones and illustrate this approach on the task of imaging-based age prediction in two separate contexts: T1-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (N = 5121, ages 4–96, healthy controls) and computed tomography (CT) of the head (N = 1313, ages 1–97, healthy controls). In brain MRI, we can predict age with a mean absolute error of 4.08 years by combining raw images along with engineered structural features, compared to 5.00 years using image-derived features alone and 8.23 years using structural features alone. In head CT, we can predict age with a median absolute error of 9.99 years combining features, compared to 11.02 years with image-derived features alone and 13.28 years with structural features alone. These results show that we can complement traditional feature estimation using deep learning to improve prediction tasks. As the field of medical image processing continues to integrate deep learning, it will be important to use the new techniques to complement traditional imaging features instead of fully displacing them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
*DEEP learning
*AGE

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0730725X
Volume :
62
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (0730725X)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
137947287
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2019.06.018