ANN-based mapping of febrile subjects in mass thermogram screening: Facts and myths

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 330-337

  Ng, E Y K ^a   Chong, C ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFUSION MATRIX (CM); CROSS-BORDER CHECKPOINTS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS);

BACKPROPAGATION; CONFORMAL MAPPING; DISPLAY DEVICES; NEURAL NETWORKS; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

PULMONARY DISEASES;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SCREENING TEST; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EYE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748791740     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900500225136     Document Type: Article

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