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Education and training of the radiography workforce when caring for people living with dementia

As the population ages, the prevalence of dementia continues to rise. Dementia is an umbrella term for several diseases affecting memory, cognitive abilities, mood and behaviour changes that interfere significantly with a person’s ability to maintain their activities of daily living. Although age is the strongest known risk factor for dementia, it is not a […]

Dr Rob Higgins, Dr Adam Spacey, Professor Anthea Innes

University of Salford; McMaster University, Canada

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AI for dementia diagnosis

Dementia is a major cause of death and more than 850,000 people live with dementia in the UK, with around one-third of the population likely to develop dementia later in life. Dementia’s societal impact is significant and places a heavy burden on patients and caregivers. Its unique impact on the patient’s cognitive function and changes […]

Sofia Michopoulou, Mahesan Niranjan, Christopher Kipps

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, University of Southampton

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PETCT brain imaging in dementia

Dementia is a clinical syndrome characterised by neurodegeneration that leads to progressive deterioration in several intellectual domains, including memory, language and executive brain function. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the commonest cause of neurodegenerative dementia that accounts for more than 60% of all cases, followed by vascular dementia, mixed dementia, Lewy body dementia (DLB), frontotemporal dementia […]

Dr Haroon Motara, Dr Chirag Patel, Dr Fahmid Chowdhury

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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