Translating Artificial Intelligence Applied to Neuroimaging into Clinical Practice for Dementia

Despite a number of academic studies using Artificial Intelligence and neuroimaging to predict diagnosis and prognosis in dementia, there have been very few examples of these methods benefiting patients. This PhD will use data from open datasets of neuroimaging data (such as the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative) to develop AI methods for the diagnosis and prognosis in dementia, and make use of the locally coordinated UK-wide study Quantitative MRI in the NHS – Memory Clinics (QMIN-MC) as an example of real world data for validation. Alongside methodological development, the PhD will involve working with clinicians and patient groups to identify ethical issues and barriers to the introduction of AI into routine clinical use in memory clinics.