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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2025

FundusNet: A Deep-Learning Approach for Fast Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative and Eye Diseases Using Fundus Images.

Wenxing Hu, Kejie Li, Jake Gagnon, Ye Wang, Talia Raney, Jeron Chen, Yirui Chen, Yoko Okunuki, Will Chen, Baohong Zhang

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  1. AI-driven multimodal retinal imaging for early detection and risk stratification of vascular and neurodegenerative diseases.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Wenxing HuResearch Department, Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Kejie LiResearch Department, Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2134-3857
Jake GagnonResearch Department, Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Ye WangResearch Department, Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Talia RaneyResearch Department, Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Jeron ChenResearch Department, Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Yirui ChenResearch Department, Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Yoko OkunukiResearch Department, Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Will ChenResearch Department, Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Baohong ZhangResearch Department, Biogen, Inc., 225 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.

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Biogen (United States) 0000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early-stage detection of neurodegenerative diseases is crucial for effective clinical treatment. However, current diagnostic methods are expensive and time-consuming. In this study, we present FundusNet, a deep-learning model trained on fundus images, for rapid and cost-effective diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. FundusNet achieved superior performance in age prediction (MAE 2.55 year), gender classification (AUC 0.98), and neurodegenerative disease diagnosis-Parkinson's disease AUC 0.75 ± 0.03, multiple sclerosis AUC 0.77 ± 0.02. Grad-CAM was used to identify which part of the image contributes to diagnosis. Imaging biomarker interpretation demonstrated that FundusNet effectively identifies clinical retina structures associated with diseases. Additionally, the model's high accuracy in predicting genetic risk suggests that its performance could be further enhanced with larger training datasets.

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fundusneurodegenerative diseasevision transformer

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PMID39851331
PMCPMC11762182

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