Artificial Intelligence in Neuroimaging and Neuro-Ophthalmology

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics".

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Interests: medical data analysis; machine learning; deep learning; image processing and computer vision; time-frequency methods
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Interests: image processing; artificial intelligence; medical imaging systems; monte carlo simulation

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1. Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2. Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Interests: neurology; retinal disease

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, there have been innumerable inventions in imaging modalities that have revolutionized the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of neurological diseases (neuroimaging) and conditions affecting neurological control of the visual system (neuro-ophthalmology). Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine has shown significant promise in the efficient analysis and interpretation of the increasing amount of data and images.

Eyes as a window to the brain are the only organs in the human body where the central nervous system and blood vasculature are visible. The retina and the brain both have a common embryological origin. Furthermore, many diseases affect the eye before changes occur in the rest of the body.

This Special Issue will focus on the cutting-edge developments and application of AI in neurological images of the brain and the eyes, with a particular emphasis on novel techniques to capture, store, process and analyse neuroimaging and neuro ophthalmology data with the purpose of early diagnosis, detection, prognosis, triage, and treatment plan.

We encourage submissions from all areas of image processing, computer vision and healthcare, focusing on the use of AI techniques in images of the brain and the eyes. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Machine learning, deep learning and multitask learning in neuroimaging and neuro-ophthalmology.
  • Chaos, fractal, and fuzzy learning method in disease identification/diagnosis.
  • Multimodal machine learning for data fusion in neuroimaging and neuro-ophthalmology.
  • Ensemble learning for real-time health monitoring systems.
  • Supervised, unsupervised, and semisupervised learning for neuroimaging and neuro-ophthalmology.
  • Computational approaches for medical image analysis.
  • Deterministic and stochastic ordinary and partial differential equations.
  • Theoretical approaches for analysis of neuroimaging and neuro-ophthalmology.
  • Artificial intelligence-driven biomedical imaging for precision diagnostic applications.
  • Quantum computing and image analysis.
  • Interpretable deep learning in non-invasive analysis of neuroimaging and neuro-ophthalmology.
  • Federated learning for privacy preservation of healthcare data.
  • Machine learning and deep learning in DICOM image processing.
  • Machine learning and deep learning for AR and VR in neuroimaging and neuro-ophthalmology.
  • Generative adversarial networks in image computing.

Dr. Rahele Kafieh
Dr. Nader Riyahi Alam
Prof. Dr. Alireza Karimian
Dr. Fereshteh Ashtari
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Attention TurkerNeXt: Investigations into Bipolar Disorder Detection Using OCT Images
by Sermal Arslan, Mehmet Kaan Kaya, Burak Tasci, Suheda Kaya, Gulay Tasci, Filiz Ozsoy, Sengul Dogan and Turker Tuncer
Diagnostics 2023, 13(22), 3422; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13223422 - 10 Nov 2023
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Background and Aim: In the era of deep learning, numerous models have emerged in the literature and various application domains. Transformer architectures, particularly, have gained popularity in deep learning, with diverse transformer-based computer vision algorithms. Attention convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been introduced [...] Read more.
Background and Aim: In the era of deep learning, numerous models have emerged in the literature and various application domains. Transformer architectures, particularly, have gained popularity in deep learning, with diverse transformer-based computer vision algorithms. Attention convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been introduced to enhance image classification capabilities. In this context, we propose a novel attention convolutional model with the primary objective of detecting bipolar disorder using optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. Materials and Methods: To facilitate our study, we curated a unique OCT image dataset, initially comprising two distinct cases. For the development of an automated OCT image detection system, we introduce a new attention convolutional neural network named “TurkerNeXt”. This proposed Attention TurkerNeXt encompasses four key modules: (i) the patchify stem block, (ii) the Attention TurkerNeXt block, (iii) the patchify downsampling block, and (iv) the output block. In line with the swin transformer, we employed a patchify operation in this study. The design of the attention block, Attention TurkerNeXt, draws inspiration from ConvNeXt, with an added shortcut operation to mitigate the vanishing gradient problem. The overall architecture is influenced by ResNet18. Results: The dataset comprises two distinctive cases: (i) top to bottom and (ii) left to right. Each case contains 987 training and 328 test images. Our newly proposed Attention TurkerNeXt achieved 100% test and validation accuracies for both cases. Conclusions: We curated a novel OCT dataset and introduced a new CNN, named TurkerNeXt in this research. Based on the research findings and classification results, our proposed TurkerNeXt model demonstrated excellent classification performance. This investigation distinctly underscores the potential of OCT images as a biomarker for bipolar disorder. Full article
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