Fast neural network learning algorithms for medical applications

Neural Computing and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 1019-1034

  Azar, Ahmad Taher ^a  

^a MISR UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Conjugate gradient algorithms; Levenberg Marquardt (LM); Multilayer perceptron (MLP); Optimum topology; Quasi Newton algorithms

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATE GRADIENT ALGORITHMS; LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT; MULTI LAYER PERCEPTRON; OPTIMUM TOPOLOGIES; QUASI-NEWTON ALGORITHM;

CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHOD; CORRELATION METHODS; FORECASTING; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; UREA;

DIALYSIS;

EID: 84884590134     PISSN: 09410643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00521-012-1026-y     Document Type: Article

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