A novel fuzzy clustering algorithm for the analysis of axillary lymph node tissue sections

Applied Intelligence

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-248

  Wang, Xiao Ying ^a   Garibaldi, Jonathan M ^a   Bird, Benjamin ^a   George, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated merge clusters; Clustering; FTIR imaging; Fuzzy c means; Lymph node

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOCHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSIS; FUZZY CLUSTERING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; ONCOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATED MERGE CLUSTERS; CLUSTERING; FTIR IMAGING; FUZZY C-MEANS; LYMPH NODE;

TISSUE;

EID: 34948814668     PISSN: 0924669X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10489-007-0065-z     Document Type: Article

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