Classification of astrocytomas and malignant astrocytomas by principal components analysis and a neural net

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1238-1245

  Mckeown, Martin J ^a   Ramsay, David A ^b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Computer assisted; Diagnosis; Glioblastoma; Neural nets; Principal components analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATIN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GIANT CELL; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR NECROSIS;

EID: 0029857823     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199612000-00007     Document Type: Article

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