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Brain scan model performs best in dementia detection tests
Trained on scans from 29,883 people and validated in 7,013 others, the model performed best among compared approaches to detecting dementia and mild cognitive impairment.Trained on scans from 29,883 people and validated in 7,013 others, the model performed best among compared approaches to detecting dementia and mild cognitive impairment.
Cross-sectional · 7,013 peopleFrontotemporal dementia
Who was studied7,013 adults with and without neurodegenerative diseases
What changedDementia detection accuracy was higher with N than second-best markers: 6.0% for Alzheimer’s disease and 6.5% for frontotemporal dementia
The catchValidation excluded adults older than 72, leaving out an important group for dementia detection