From the JAMA Network: AI-Based Analysis for Parkinsonism

About this episode

The episode discusses the use of AI to improve the diagnosis of parkinsonism and differentiate it from other neurodegenerative disorders.

Delaying diagnosis of parkinsonism can mean delaying care. In a study recently published in JAMA Neurology, David Vaillancourt, PhD, and colleagues tested the ability of an AI model to differentiate between Parkinson disease and other neurodegenerative disorders when paired with MRI. He joins JAMA and JAMA+ AI Associate Editor Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH to discuss. Related Content: A Large Proportion of Parkinson Disease Diagnoses Are Wrong—Here's How AI Could Help Automated Imaging Differentiation for Parkinsonism

People in this episode

Host: Yulin Hswen

Guest: David Vaillancourt

Topics covered

• AI in healthcare
• Parkinson disease
• neurodegenerative disorders
• MRI technology
• diagnosis improvement

Keywords

• AI
• Parkinson disease
• diagnosis
• MRI
• neurodegenerative disorders
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JAMA Network, JAMA Neurology

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