Published on in Vol 8 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/63686, first published .
Using Deep Learning to Perform Automatic Quantitative Measurement of Masseter and Tongue Muscles in Persons With Dementia: Cross-Sectional Study

Using Deep Learning to Perform Automatic Quantitative Measurement of Masseter and Tongue Muscles in Persons With Dementia: Cross-Sectional Study

Using Deep Learning to Perform Automatic Quantitative Measurement of Masseter and Tongue Muscles in Persons With Dementia: Cross-Sectional Study

Mahdi Imani   1 , PhD, Biomed Eng ;   Miguel G Borda   2, 3 , MD, PhD ;   Sara Vogrin   1 , MD, MSc ;   Erik Meijering   4 , PhD ;   Dag Aarsland   2, 5 , MD, PhD ;   Gustavo Duque   6 , MD, PhD

1 Department of Medicine, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, St. Albans, Australia

2 Centre for Age-Related Medicine (SESAM), Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway

3 Department of Neurology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

4 School of Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia

5 Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

6 Bone, Muscle & Geroscience Group, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD
  • Bone, Muscle & Geroscience Group, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
  • McGill University
  • 1001 Decarie Blvd, Room EM1.3226
  • Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 514 934 1934
  • Email: gustavo.duque@mcgill.ca