Pre-clinical testing suggests the tech can spot signs of dementia years before symptoms develop.
The system is now being evaluated in clinical trials.
Up front:Doctors currently diagnose dementia through multiple cognitive tests and brain scans.
This process can take between four to 12 weeks, according tothe Alzheimers Society.
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The systems algorithm searches for patterns in brain scans that neurologists cant detect.
These are then matched to patient outcomes in a database to make a diagnosis.
The tool is now being tested in memory clinics across the UK.
The researchers expect around 500 patients to participate in the first year of the trial.
Quick take:Dementia is complicated to diagnose.
AI has the potential to speed up the process and spot patterns that the human eye cant see.
The new research, however, is still in its early stages.
Dementia experts have also warned that itsinfeasible for a single scan to provide a certain diagnosis.
Story byThomas Macaulay
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
