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AI could make Alzheimer's brain scans safer and faster
NCT ID NCT07309107
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a computer algorithm can reduce the amount of radiation or time needed for a special brain scan (amyloid PET) used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Researchers will compare standard scans with simulated lower-dose scans processed by the algorithm. If it works, it could make these scans more comfortable and affordable for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- deep learning-based noise reduction algorithm
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could allow safer, faster, and cheaper amyloid PET scans for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (40 participants) testing simulated dose reductions, not real clinical use. The algorithm may not work as well in practice or for all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with objective cognitive impairment, referred to our department for a cerebral \[¹⁸F\]flutemetamol positron emission tomography scan between January 1, 2023 and July 1, 2025, will be included
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with objective cognitive impairment, * Referred to our department for a cerebral \[¹⁸F\]flutemetamol positron emission tomography scan between January 1, 2023 and July 1, 2025, Exclusion Criteria: * Patient have objected to the use of their data.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU NANCY Brabois, nuclear medicine department
RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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Nancy's hospital
RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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Nuclear medicine department CHRU de NANCY Brabois
RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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