Effects of a medical expert system on differential diagnosis of renal masses: A prospective study

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-48

  Chang, Phei Lang ^a   Li, Yu Chuan ^b   Huang, Shih Tsong ^a   Wang, Ta Min ^a   Hsieh, Ming Li ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Medical expert system; Renal mass

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DISEASES; EXPERT SYSTEMS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PERSONNEL;

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL EXPERT SYSTEM; RENAL MASS;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; KIDNEY TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029740092     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-6111(96)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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