MRI-based test predicts most dementia cases almost a decade before onset: study
The new method is a 'game changer' and can predict dementia with over 80% accuracy, researchers say.
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Doctors may be able to predict future dementia risk nearly a decade before clinical diagnosis using functional MRI, say international researchers.
The team, including Associate Professor Adeel Razi from Monash University in Melbourne, has developed a new method for predicting dementia with over 80% accuracy.