Diagnose progressive encephalopathy applying the rough set theory

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-127

  Wakulicz Deja, Alicja ^a   Paszek, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Experts system; Machine learning; Progressive encephalopathy; Rough sets

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SET THEORY;

PROGRESSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EXPERT SYSTEM; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0031239212     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(97)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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