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Qingqin Xu1,2, Jianwei Lu1,2, Zhongfu Zhang1,2
1College of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Neural Regeneration Research
|May 18, 2026
Summary
Deep learning enhances brain MRI analysis for cognitive impairments like stroke, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease by improving lesion segmentation and classification. Future work focuses on multimodal fusion and AI integration for clinical adoption.
Area of Science:
- Neuroimaging
- Artificial Intelligence
- Medical Image Analysis
Background:
- Cognitive impairments from stroke, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease involve distinct brain alterations.
- Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) provides high-resolution, non-invasive assessment of these changes.
- Deep learning (DL) offers advanced tools for automated analysis of complex neuroimaging data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the application of deep learning (DL) techniques in brain MRI analysis for cognitive impairments.
- Focus on three core tasks: lesion segmentation, object detection, and image classification.
- Highlight DL's role in understanding structural and network-level alterations in neurological disorders.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent findings on DL models applied to brain MRI for ischemic stroke, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease.
- Analysis of DL techniques including U-Net, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Transformers, and multimodal fusion.
- Evaluation of model performance in lesion segmentation, classification, and detection of subtle abnormalities.
Main Results:
- State-of-the-art lesion segmentation in stroke using U-Net and hybrid models (Dice scores up to 0.911).
- Improved classification and staging accuracy for Alzheimer's disease using 3D CNNs and multimodal fusion.
- Identification of subtle abnormalities in Parkinson's disease using ResNet and Vision Transformers for early differentiation.
Conclusions:
- Deep learning significantly enhances the accuracy and robustness of brain MRI analysis for cognitive impairments.
- Challenges include data scarcity, annotation costs, inter-site variability, and limited interpretability.
- Future directions involve federated learning, domain adaptation, explainable AI, and clinical workflow integration.
