AI Can Reconstruct Faces from Anonymized Brain Scans, Raising Privacy Concerns

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Overview

• Research examines privacy risks in defaced MRI brain scans
• Study developed AI system to reconstruct faces from defaced images
• Tested on 484 subjects across different datasets
• Found defacing may not protect privacy and removes valuable data
• Links defacing to loss of important medical information

Plain English Explanation

Medical researchers often remove facial features from brain MRI scans before sharing them publicly to protect patient privacy. This process is called "defacing." However, new [AI models for medical imaging](https://aimodels.fyi/papers/arxiv/pitfalls-defacing-whole-head-mri-re-i...

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