Interpretation and knowledge discovery from a MLP network that performs low back pain classification

IEE Colloquium (Digest)

Volumn , Issue 434, 1998, Pages

  Vaughn, M L ^a   Cavill, S J ^a   Taylor, S J ^b   Foy, M A ^b   Fogg, A J B ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FEEDFORWARD NEURAL NETWORKS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS;

KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY METHODS; LOW BACK PAIN MULTILAYER PERCEPTRON (LBP MLP) NETWORKS;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 2742511370     PISSN: 09633308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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