Explaining the output of ensembles in medical decision support on a case by case basis

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-206

  Wall, Robert ^a   Cunningham, Pádraig ^a   Walsh, Paul ^a   Byrne, Stephen ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant drug therapy; Bronchiolitis; Medical decision support; Neural networks; Rules

Indexed keywords

LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

BLACK BOXES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MEDICINE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042669840     PISSN: 09333657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3657(03)00056-3     Document Type: Article

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