Scientists to use AI to analyse 1.6m brain scans to develop tool predicting dementia risk – Researchers will use artificial intelligence to match image data of patients from Scotland with linked health records
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/26/scientists-to-use-ai-to-analyse-brain-scans-to-develop-tool-predicting-dementia-risk
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From the article
>Researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Dundee will examine CT and MRI scans of patients from Scotland captured over more than a decade, as part of a global research effort called NEURii.
>The team will use AI and machine learning to match the image data with linked health records to find patterns that could help doctors better determine a person’s risk of developing dementia.
>The number of people living with dementia globally is forecast to nearly triple to 153 million by 2050, and researchers warn this presents a rapidly growing threat to health and social care systems. [Health](https://www.theguardian.com/society/health) and social costs linked to dementia already exceed $1tn (£780bn) a year, research shows
This is what AI is supposed to be used for: medical research like this!
Ai is going to be very useful in the field of medical research