Focal brain atrophy has been reported to be associated with cognitive decline, but the diagnostic criteria are not clearly defined, making the assessment subjective. In this study, we are developing a diagnostic support AI that will use anatomical MR images to build an AI model capable of objectively estimating the degree of focal brain atrophy.

Development Section in Charge

AI Development for Diagnostic Imaging Assistant Section

Principal Investigator

TANG Minghui, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine

University-Affiliated Researchers

SUGIMORI Hiroyuki, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences

Non-University-Affiliated Researcher

OGISU Kimihiro, NHC Hakodate Medical Center