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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Algorithms for Intraoperative Neurovascular Inclusion Detection, Diameter and Depth Prediction Based on Frequency Domain Near Infrared Spectroscopy

Mariia Belsheva

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Mariia Belsheva

Research Center “Soft Matter and Fluid Physics”, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia

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Mariia Belsheva ([email protected])

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Larisa Safonova

Larisa Safonova

Research Center “Soft Matter and Fluid Physics”, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia

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Alexey Shkarubo

Alexey Shkarubo

Research Center “Soft Matter and Fluid Physics”, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia

8 Neurosurgical Department (Basal Tumors), Federal State Autonomous Institution “N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

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Ilya Chernov

Ilya Chernov

Research Center “Soft Matter and Fluid Physics”, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia

8 Neurosurgical Department (Basal Tumors), Federal State Autonomous Institution “N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

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First published: 21 July 2025

Funding: This work was supported by Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

ABSTRACT

This study proposes an improved method for subsurface detection of neurovascular structures and their diameter and depth prediction as crucial feedback to neurosurgeons to prevent critical damage. The method relies on frequency-domain near infrared spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms based on numerical modeling data. The tasks solved include: analyzing the impact of the technical implementation of the spectrometer, forming effective feature vectors for classification and regression, selecting algorithms, developing training methods, and experimentally testing the results. Variational autoencoder-based algorithms demonstrate superior performance in classification and strong results in regression. A key advantage of these algorithms is their ability to train on unlabeled data while preserving the physical meaning of the latent space due to the applied custom constraint. It is essential that the light detectors of the spectrometers have a high internal gain. Experimental tests confirm the feasibility of partial training on simulated data.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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