Differential diagnosis of pleural effusions by fuzzy-logic-based analysis of cytokines

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 308-317

  Chomej, Pawel ^a   Bauer, Katrin ^a   Bitterlich, Norman ^b   Hui, David S C ^c   Chan, Kin Sang ^d   Gosse, Helga ^e   Schauer, Joachim ^a   Hoheisel, Gerhard ^f   Sack, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Pe Diagnostik   (Germany)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Haven of Hope Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^e Robert Koch Klinik   (Germany)

^f Private Practice   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Fuzzy logic; Pleural effusions; Tuberculosis; Tumor

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 11; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACOCENTESIS;

EID: 1842423488     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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