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BrainRotViT model combines CNNs and transformers for brain aging analysis

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Researchers have developed BrainRotViT, a novel hybrid model that combines residual neural networks and vision transformers to analyze brain aging from 3D structural MRI scans. This model, trained on over 5,000 samples, achieved a mean absolute error of 3.43 years in estimating brain age and demonstrated strong cross-cohort generalization. The framework also incorporates an interpretability pipeline to identify brain regions associated with aging, offering insights into neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and autism. AI

IMPACT This model offers a new approach for analyzing brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases, potentially improving diagnostic tools.

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Wasif Jalal, Md Nafiu Rahman, Atif Hasan Rahman, M. Sohel Rahman ·

    BrainRotViT: Transformer-ResNet Hybrid for Explainable Modeling of Brain Aging from 3D sMRI

    arXiv:2511.15188v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Accurate brain-age estimation from structural MRI provides a valuable biomarker for studying healthy aging and neurodegenerative disease. We propose BrainRotViT (Brain ResNet over trained Vision Transformer), a two-stage, slice-…

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