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ReviewAlzheimer's research & therapy2024

Understanding machine learning applications in dementia research and clinical practice: a review for biomedical scientists and clinicians.

Yihan Wang, Shu Liu, Alanna G Spiteri, Andrew Liem Hieu Huynh, Chenyin Chu, Colin L Masters, Benjamin Goudey, Yijun Pan, Liang Jin

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In one paragraph

Review in Alzheimer's research & therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. A strategic pathway for the ethical development of AI tools in dementia care.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  9. Advancing global dementia research through equity and inclusion.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  13. Ocular changes as potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yihan WangThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Shu LiuThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Alanna G SpiteriThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Andrew Liem Hieu HuynhDepartment of Aged Care, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia.
Chenyin ChuThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Colin L MastersThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Benjamin GoudeyFlorey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Yijun PanThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia. yijun.pan@unimelb.edu.au.
Liang JinThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.

Funding

Alzheimer's Association 23AARF-1020292National Health and Medical Research Council GNT2007912National Health and Medical Research Council GNT2028025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several (inter)national longitudinal dementia observational datasets encompassing demographic information, neuroimaging, biomarkers, neuropsychological evaluations, and muti-omics data, have ushered in a new era of potential for integrating machine learning (ML) into dementia research and clinical practice. ML, with its proficiency in handling multi-modal and high-dimensional data, has emerged as an innovative technique to facilitate early diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and to predict onset and progression of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. In this review, we evaluate current and potential applications of ML, including its history in dementia research, how it compares to traditional statistics, the types of datasets it uses and the general workflow. Moreover, we identify the technical barriers and challenges of ML implementations in clinical practice. Overall, this review provides a comprehensive understanding of ML with non-technical explanations for broader accessibility to biomedical scientists and clinicians.

Indexed as

DementiaMachine LearningBiomedical ResearchHumansNeuroimagingAlzheimer’s dementiaAlzheimer’s diseaseDementia subtypingDiagnosisDisease progressionMachine learning

Identifiers

PMID39085973
PMCPMC11293066

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