From heterogeneous patient measurements towards earlier diagnosis in Alzheimer's disease
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 11:30
in Health & Medicine
Medical researchers have developed a decision support tool for objective diagnostics of Alzheimer's disease. The tool compares measurements of a patient to measurements of other persons available in large databases and provides a simple index about the severity of the disease. The project has shown that the tool improves the accuracy of diagnosis and clinicians' confidence about their decision, making earlier diagnosis possible.