Fuzzy expert system: An example in prostate cancer

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-85

  de Paula Castanho, Maria José ^a   de Barros, Laécio Carvalho ^b   Yamakami, Akebo ^b   Vendite, Laércio Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO CENTRO OESTE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fuzzy rule based system; Prognosis; Prostatic neoplasms; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSIS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MULTITASKING; SET THEORY;

APPLIED (CO); APPROXIMATE REASONING; ELSEVIER (CO); FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEM (FES); FUZZY RULE BASED SYSTEM (FRBS); FUZZY SET THEORY (FST); MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS; PROBABILITY TABLES; PROSTATE CANCER (CAP); RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (RP); RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC (ROC) CURVES; TEST PERFORMANCE; TO MANY; UNCERTAIN VARIABLES;

FUZZY LOGIC;

EID: 46749152908     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2007.11.055     Document Type: Article

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