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MACAFNet transformer-based multi-atlas fusion framework for autism spectrum disorder classification using functional connectivity.

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Authors: D. Aarthi1, S. Kannimuthu1
  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering,Coimbatore, 641032 India
Institutions: Anna University, Chennai (India)
Journal: Scientific reports, volume 16, issue 1, article 20075
Dates: received 27 December 2025; accepted 21 April 2026; published online 30 April 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY-NC-ND
Identifiers: DOI 10.1038/s41598-026-50461-x · PMID 42062424 · PMCID PMC13323724 · OpenAlex W7159687139
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: dead link
Categories: fMRI (modality), human (organism), autism (population), methods / tools (subfield)
Methods: Preprocessing, Connectivity, Statistics, fMRI & imaging, Smoothing, state filtering, decompositions, Machine learning
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI), Functional connectivity (FC), Multi-atlas fusion, Transformer attention, Cross-atlas learning, Computational biology and bioinformatics, Diseases, Health care, Mathematics and computing, Neuroscience
MeSH: Autism Spectrum Disorder*, Brain*, Brain Mapping, Connectome, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male (* major topic)
Topic: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience), according to OpenAlex
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 45 references in the paper

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Aarthi, D., & Kannimuthu, S. (2026). MACAFNet transformer-based multi-atlas fusion framework for autism spectrum disorder classification using functional connectivity. Scientific reports, 16(1), 20075. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-50461-x

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@article{aarthi2026macafnet,
author = {Aarthi, D. and Kannimuthu, S.},
title = {{MACAFNet transformer-based multi-atlas fusion framework for autism spectrum disorder classification using functional connectivity}},
journal = {Scientific reports},
year = {2026},
month = apr,
volume = {16},
number = {1},
pages = {20075},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
issn = {2045-2322},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-50461-x},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-50461-x},
pmid = {42062424},
pmcid = {PMC13323724}
}

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