Finding optimal decision scores by evolutionary strategies

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-95

  Paetz, Jürgen ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal septic shock; Evolutionary algorithm; Score

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

DATA-DRIVEN SCORES; EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES; OPTIMAL DECISION SCORES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ABDOMEN; ALGORITHMS; DECISION TREES; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 4444220189     PISSN: 09333657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.artmed.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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