Brain-Scan AI could spot Parkinson's without costly PET imaging
NCT ID NCT04334902
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed trial tested a software called mPDia that uses MRI brain scans to help doctors diagnose neurodegenerative parkinsonism, a group of movement disorders including Parkinson's disease. The study involved 221 adults and compared mPDia's accuracy to standard PET scans. The goal was to see if this AI tool could provide a simpler, more widely available diagnostic option.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mPDia clinical decision support software (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, mPDia could offer a faster, more accessible way to diagnose parkinsonism using standard MRI instead of expensive PET scans.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, not a prospective trial, so real-world performance may differ. The software's accuracy depends on MRI quality and may not replace PET scans in all cases.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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221 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Finished
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Oct 2020
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
(1) Adults over 19 years old (2) 3T nigrosome 1 MRI acquired (3) 18F FP-CIT PET/CT are confirmed to be normal(normal cohort) or abnormal(abnormal cohort)
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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(Normal cohort): * Adults over 19 years old * 3T nigrosome 1 MRI acquired * 18F FP-CIT PET/CT are confirmed to be normal * The person who visits parkinsonism symptoms but is not or is normal for neurodegenerative parkinsonism Inclusion Criteria(Abnormal cohort): * Adults over 19 years old * 3T nigrosome 1 MRI acquired * 18F FP-CIT PET/CT are confirmed to be abnormal * The person who visits parkinsonism symptoms and has been diagnosed with neurodegenerative parkinsonism Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with other brain diseases except parkinsonism * Who have anatomical abnormality in MRIs etc. * Who have other causes of tremor(e.g., thyroid disease) * Patients with lesion in basal ganglia(e.g., vascular parkinsonism, hydrocephalus and Wilson's disease)
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Catholic University of Korea, Seoul ST. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Cha Medical Center
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon, South Korea
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Gangnam Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Korea University Ansan Hospital
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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KyungHee University Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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