Kent collaboration trialling portable brain scanner integrated with AI
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), in collaboration with Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) and Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), are trialling a new type of brain scanner.
The low-field MRI scanner, the first of its kind to be owned by an NHS Trust in England, is integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) and is smaller, cheaper, and more portable than traditional machines. Although the image quality isn’t as good as traditional MRI scanners, when combined with AI the image quality is enhanced.
Dr Joanne Rodda, Senior Lecturer at KMMS and Consultant Psychiatrist at KMPT, says:
“Our work will begin by testing whether the scanner can make it easier and quicker to diagnose dementia, which is currently one of the biggest challenges we face in healthcare. It could be a huge step forward in speeding up dementia assessments, giving patients their results more quickly wherever they live, and making the whole process fairer and more joined up.”
Find out more here: https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk/news-and-events/news/innovative-local-research-using-ai-to-detect-mental-health-conditions-and-dementia/