A Bayesian expert system for clinical detecting coronary artery disease

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 187-194

  Chu, Chi Ming ^a   Chien, Wu Chien ^a   Lai, Ching Huang ^a   Bludau, Hans Bernd ^b   Tschai, Huei Jane ^c   Pai, Lu ^d   Hsieh, Shih Ming ^e   Chu, Nian Fong ^a,f   Klar, Angus ^b   Haux, Reinhold ^b   Wetter, Thomas ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Medical Center   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Department of Cardiology   (Taiwan)

^f TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bayesian expert system; Coronary Artery Disease (CAD); Cut off point; Hospital based epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DATA MINING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 69549098251     PISSN: 10114564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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