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Graph-Based Counterfactual Causal Inference Modeling for Neuroimaging Analysis

  • Haixing Dai
  • , Mengxuan Hu
  • , Qing Li
  • , Lu Zhang
  • , Lin Zhao
  • , Dajiang Zhu
  • , Ibai Diez
  • , Jorge Sepulcre
  • , Fan Zhang
  • , Xingyu Gao
  • , Manhua Liu
  • , Quanzheng Li
  • , Sheng Li
  • , Tianming Liu
  • , Xiang Li

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Abstract

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is beginning with amyloidosis, followed by neuronal loss and deterioration in structure, function, and cognition. The accumulation of amyloid-β in the brain, measured through 18F-florbetapir (AV45) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, has been widely used for early diagnosis of AD. However, the relationship between amyloid-β accumulation and AD pathophysiology remains unclear, and causal inference approaches are needed to uncover how amyloid-β levels can impact AD development. In this paper, we propose a Graph-VCNet for estimating the individual treatment effect with continuous treatment levels using a graph convolutional neural network. We highlight the potential of causal inference approaches, including Graph-VCNet, for measuring the regional causal connections between amyloid-β accumulation and AD pathophysiology, which may serve as a robust tool for early diagnosis and tailored care.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2023 Workshops - MTSAIL 2023, LEAF 2023, AI4Treat 2023, MMMI 2023, REMIA 2023, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2023, Proceedings
EditorsJonghye Woo, Alessa Hering, Wilson Silva, Xiang Li, Huazhu Fu, Xiaofeng Liu, Fangxu Xing, Sanjay Purushotham, T.S. Mathai, Pritam Mukherjee, Max De Grauw, Regina Beets Tan, Valentina Corbetta, Elmar Kotter, Mauricio Reyes, C.F. Baumgartner, Quanzheng Li, Richard Leahy, Bin Dong, Hao Chen, Yuankai Huo, Jinglei Lv, Xinxing Xu, Xiaomeng Li, Dwarikanath Mahapatra, Li Cheng, Caroline Petitjean, Benoît Presles
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages205-213
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783031474248
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event26th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention , MICCAI 2023 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: Oct 8 2023Oct 12 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14394 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference26th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention , MICCAI 2023
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period10/8/2310/12/23

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

Keywords

  • Alzehimer’s disease
  • Amyloid accumulation
  • Causal inference
  • Counterfactual inference

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