2024-03-15 12:19:30
Multiple sclerosis is a very complex disease. Because the central nervous system (CNS) is damaged, it can lead to failures throughout the body. Neurological examinations, including modern imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are used when it comes to diagnosing MS, either new or in the course of it. Without artificial intelligence, you have to rely on the experience of radiologists, neurologists and some other medical specialists and therapists.
This will continue to be the case. However, AI can make diagnosis more accurate and faster. An example of this are MRI images, but also audio recordings or gait analyses.
A neurologist who has already gained a lot of experience in the field of artificial intelligence is Professor Tjalf Ziemssen from the MS Center in Dresden (Ziemssen is director of the Center for Clinical Neurosciences and deputy clinical director of the Carl Gustav Carus Neurological University Clinic in Dresden). He reported on the digital twin at the AMSEL medical symposium last fall. He and his team feed a digital, multimodal system and collect a lot of data. These in turn are evaluated using an algorithm.
AI detects changes in MS faster
At the AMSEL symposium, Ziemssen emphasized to colleagues that in this way they can detect deteriorations, for example when walking, before the patient notices them. This in turn flows into the symptomatic therapy of the patients. Artificial intelligence can also detect an increased risk of falls. Using voice recordings, limitations can be identified and counteracted at an early stage, for example with speech therapy. The good thing about digital data, which can be collected by the patient themselves using a smartphone, for example, is that it can also be transmitted and evaluated digitally. This reduces long distances to the doctor’s consultation.
- But what can AI really do?
- How exactly can it help me with MS?
- Are there also dangers?
- Which centers outside of Dresden still offer these services?
- Can AI also help in the selection of immunotherapy?
- What requirements does my smartphone need to use AI in MS diagnosis?
- How do we then communicate with the doctor?
Prof. Tjalf Ziemssen will answer all questions about multiple sclerosis in the age of AI next Tuesday, March 19, 2024 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the AMSEL Multiple Sclerosis Expert Chat.
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