Senior Housing News September 4, 2024
There is yet another computer screening model supported by artificial intelligence (AI) that could better aid in detecting and diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in the future.
That’s according to recent research by the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) which included a diagnostic computer model based on over 51,000 medical records from exams, test results, and magnetic resonance imaging scans.
The AI tool is among the latest designed to detect Alzheimer’s and other dementias earlier. Others include an AI-supported tool used in detecting dementia in Spanish-speaking older adults and detecting cognitive impairment at-large.
The main goal of the UNMC project was to develop a diagnostic tool that could help healthcare workers improve referrals to clinicians for...