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Japanese company's AI to offer 5-minute dementia diagnosis

Data analysis specialist Fronteo to launch clinical trials early next year

Dementia affects around one-fifth of Japan's elderly, according to the health ministry. By 2025, the country is expected to have around 7 million dementia patients. (Source photo by Wakako Iguchi) 

TOKYO -- Japanese data analysis company Fronteo aims to begin clinical trials as soon as early next year on a diagnostic tool for dementia that uses artificial intelligence.

Fronteo's AI system analyses 5- to 10-minute conversations between a patient and a doctor. The diagnosis itself takes 1 minute. Fronteo hopes to start commercial sales in 2022 of the system, which is designed to minimize stress on both doctors and patients, and help with early diagnosis of dementia.

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