Diagnosis Systems for Dementia

Keywords

Loading...
Thumbnail Image

Issue Date

2012-08-31

Language

en

Document type

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Title

ISSN

Volume

Issue

Startpage

Endpage

DOI

Abstract

In 2020 there will be about 42.3 million people worldwide with a form of dementia (Ferri et al., 2006). It seems likely that a fast and precise diagnoses can contribute to better care for the patient and more certainty for the caregiver. Medical diagnosis systems already exist and assist physicians and psychologists worldwide. Still no medical decision support system for diagnosing dementia exists. The focus of my research will be the design, development and evaluation of decision support system for diagnosing dementia, based on four of the most prominent artificial intelligent techniques. These are: - Logistic regression - Nearest neighbor - Neural networks - Support vector machines Because no diagnosis system exists for dementia, the accent of my research will be the exploration of suitable AI techniques for such a system. Furthermore I will look at the practical side of a diagnosis system for dementia by making use of the knowledge of an expert in the field.

Description

Citation

Supervisor

Faculty

Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen