Deep Learning techniques for effective diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using MRI images

Department of Computer Engineering, University of Mumbai, Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, India.

Abstract

The determination of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from neuroimaging data such as MRI has been immensely researched over the last few years. Recent advances in deep learning from a computer perspective have advanced in that research. However, the general limitations of such algorithms depend on the large number of training images, as well as the need to carefully perform the construction of deep networks. In past few days deep learning strategies have found great achievement in the analysis of medical imaging. But very little has been done in the use of deep learning strategies to turn up and differentiate Alzheimer’s disease. We are building a deep convolutional network and demonstrating performance on the ADNI-Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Dataset. We present a deep convolutional neural network to recognize Alzheimer and differentiate according the current phase of the disease.