Algorithm can predict possible Alzheimer’s with nearly 100 percent accuracy

Algorithm developed by Lithuanian researchers can predict possible Alzheimer’s with nearly 100 per cent accuracy
Prof Rytis Maskeliūnas, KTU Faculty of Informatics. Credit: Kaunas University of Technology

Researchers from Kaunas universities, Lithuania developed a deep learning-based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer’s disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99 percent. The method was developed while analyzing functional MRI images obtained from 138 subjects and performed better in terms of accuracy, sensitivity and specificity than previously developed methods.

According to World Health Organisation, Alzheimer’s disease is the most frequent cause of dementia, contributing to up to 70 percent of dementia cases. Worldwide, approximately 24…

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