A Low-Cost Three-Dimensional DenseNet Neural Network for Alzheimer’s Disease Early Discovery †

Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent dementia among the elderly population. Early detection is critical because it can help with future planning for those potentially affected. This paper uses a three-dimensional DenseNet architecture to detect Alzheimer’s disease in magnetic resonance imaging. Our work is restricted to the use of freely available tools. We constructed a deep neural network classifier with metrics of [Formula: see text] mean accuracy, [Formula: see text] mean sensitivity (micro-average), [Formula: see text] mean specificity (micro-average), and [Formula: see text] area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (micro-average) for the task of discriminating between five different disease stages or classes. The use of tools available for free ensures the reproducibility of the study and the applicability of the classification system in developing countries.