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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medical Imaging
  • Biometrics

Background:

  • Brain development and aging follow predictable patterns.
  • Accurate age estimation is crucial for diagnosing neurological and mental health conditions.
  • Existing methods like voxel-based morphometry have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel human age estimation model using a cortical surface pattern (CSP).
  • To assess the model's accuracy and sensitivity in diverse age groups.
  • To compare the CSP method with traditional voxel-based morphometry.

Main Methods:

  • Designed a cortical surface pattern (CSP) integrating cortical thickness and curvatures.
  • Employed relevance vector regression for human age estimation.
  • Validated the model on the IXI (20-82 years) and INDI (7-22 years) public databases.
  • Applied the CSP for age group classification.

Main Results:

  • Achieved high accuracy in age estimation with deviations as low as 4.57 years (IXI) and 1.38 years (INDI).
  • Demonstrated remarkable accuracy (97.77%) in age group classification.
  • Reported high sensitivity (97.30%) and specificity (98.10%) in classification tasks.

Conclusions:

  • The developed CSP is a stable and sensitive biomarker for brain development and aging.
  • This CSP-based approach is more powerful than voxel-based morphometry for age estimation.
  • The findings support the clinical utility of CSP in diagnosing mental diseases and understanding brain aging.