Rapid and simple quantitative measurement of α-fetoprotein by combining immunochromatographic strip test and artificial neural network image analysis system

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 348, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 87-93

  Chuang, Louise ^a   Hwang, Jeng Yang ^b   Chang, Hen Chang ^b   Chang, Fong Ming ^a   Jong, Shiang Bin ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Southern Taiwan Science Park   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fetoprotein; fetoprotein; AFP; ANN; Artificial neural network; artificial neural network; IAIS; ICS; Image analysis; immunochromatographic strip; Immunochromatographic strip; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERUM;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; HUMANS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REAGENT STRIPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

IAIS;

EID: 4444308442     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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