Bayes analysis in clinical decision-making for solitary pulmonary nodules

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 401-405

  Chen, Wei ^a   Liu, Jinkang ^a   Chen, Qiong ^a   Li, Wenzheng ^a   Xiong, Zeng ^a   Long, Xueying ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bayes analysis; Decision support techniques; Solitary pulmonary nodule; Tomography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 67949124376     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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