An expert diagnostic system based on neural networks and image analysis techniques in the field of automated cytogenetics

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 217-229

  Beksaç, M Sinan ^a   Eskiizmirliler, Selim ^a,b   Çakar, A Nur ^a   Erkmen, Aydan M ^b   Daǧdeviren, Attila ^a   Lundsteen, Claes ^c  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Automated cytogenetics; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CYTOGENETICS; EXPERT SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029929609     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-1996-3403     Document Type: Article

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