Computerized Diagnostic Decision Support System for the Classification of Preinvasive Cervical Squamous Lesions

Human Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1193-1203

  Price, G J ^b   McCluggage, W G ^b   Morrison, M L ^b   McClean, G ^b   Venkatraman, L ^b   Diamond, J ^b   Bharucha, H ^b   Montironi, R ^b   Bartels, P H ^b   Thompson, D ^b   Hamilton, Peter W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bayesian belief network; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Cervix; Diagnosis; Expert system support; Informatics; Interobserver and intraobserver variation; Quantitative pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLPOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA;

EID: 10744232312     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(03)00421-0     Document Type: Article

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