AI-Driven Brain Age Assessment Offers Early Clues for Thai Health
A new AI-powered method combined with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is changing how experts measure brain aging and assess dementia risk. Researchers from the University of Delaware have developed a technique that maps brain stiffness and volume to estimate brain age with impressive accuracy. By integrating AI with MRE, this approach could support earlier detection of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions.
MRE uses gentle vibrations in tandem with MRI to create stiffness maps of brain tissue. These maps serve as health indicators because brain stiffness shifts with age and during the onset of neurodegenerative processes. Over years, a large dataset of stiffness maps has been built, and researchers apply advanced analytics to identify meaningful patterns. The latest findings suggest that evaluating both brain stiffness and volume yields the most precise brain age estimate, as described in a recent report in Biology Methods and Protocols.