TauGenNet: Plasma-Driven Tau PET Image Synthesis via Text-Guided 3D Diffusion Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04269v1
• Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:45:50 GMT
• Title: TauGenNet: Plasma-Driven Tau PET Image Synthesis via Text-Guided 3D Diffusion Models
• Authors: Yuxin Gong, Se-in Jang, Wei Shao, Yi Su, Kuang Gong,
• Abstract summary: We propose a text-guided 3D diffusion model for 3D tau PET image synthesis, leveraging multimodal conditions from both structural MRI and plasma measurement.<n> Experimental results demonstrate that our approach can generate realistic, clinically meaningful 3D tau PET across a range of disease stages.
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• Abstract: Accurate quantification of tau pathology via tau positron emission tomography (PET) scan is crucial for diagnosing and monitoring Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the high cost and limited availability of tau PET restrict its widespread use. In contrast, structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and plasma-based biomarkers provide non-invasive and widely available complementary information related to brain anatomy and disease progression. In this work, we propose a text-guided 3D diffusion model for 3D tau PET image synthesis, leveraging multimodal conditions from both structural MRI and plasma measurement. Specifically, the textual prompt is from the plasma p-tau217 measurement, which is a key indicator of AD progression, while MRI provides anatomical structure constraints. The proposed framework is trained and evaluated using clinical AV1451 tau PET data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database. Experimental results demonstrate that our approach can generate realistic, clinically meaningful 3D tau PET across a range of disease stages. The proposed framework can help perform tau PET data augmentation under different settings, provide a non-invasive, cost-effective alternative for visualizing tau pathology, and support the simulation of disease progression under varying plasma biomarker levels and cognitive conditions.

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