ADHD MRI: Brain Scans Improved with Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence can significantly improve the accuracy of neural models using MRI brain scans to detect attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study recently published in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.1 The study, conducted by researchers from Ohio's University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, centers on the emerging idea of using brain imaging to detect signs of ADHD in patients. Currently, there is no single, definitive test for ADHD -- diagnosis comes after a series of symptom and behavioral tests. Research, however, suggests that ADHD can potentially be detected by studying the connectome -- a map of the brain's neural connections built by layering MRI scans of the brain, known as parcellations. Some studies suggest that a disrupted or interrupted connectome is linked to ADHD.