An experimental comparison of fuzzy logic and analytic hierarchy process for medical decision support systems

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-27

  Uzoka, Faith Michael Emeka ^a   Obot, Okure ^b   Barker, Ken ^c   Osuji, J ^a  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Fuzzy; Malaria; Medical decision support system; Medical Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AHP METHOD; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION ELEMENT; DECISION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; FUZZY; FUZZY AHP; FUZZY TECHNOLOGY; HIERARCHY PROCESS; IMPRECISE DATA; MALARIA; MEDICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; VAGUENESS AND UNCERTAINTY;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CARRY LOGIC; DATA HANDLING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSIS; FUZZY SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

FUZZY LOGIC;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALARIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; MALARIA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79958148417     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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