Identification of dementia subtypes based on a diffusion MRI multi-model approach

Dementia refers to symptoms associated with cognitive decline which is widespread in aging population. Among the various subtypes of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) are the two most prevalent types. The main aim of this study is to identify biomarkers which could accurately distinguish between the two dementia subtypes, AD and VCI, in order to aid the physician in planning disease specific treatments....