Differential diagnostics of thalassemia minor by artificial neural networks model

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 481-486

  Barnhart Magen, Guy ^a   Gotlib, Victor ^a   Marilus, Rafael ^b   Einav, Yulia ^a  

^a HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Clalit Community Clinics   (Israel)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Blood count; Differential diagnosis; Thalassemia minor; Thalassemia screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; POPULATION; THALASSEMIA MINOR;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; BLOOD COUNT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; THALASSEMIA MINOR; THALASSEMIA SCREENING;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER);

EID: 84887332589     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.21631     Document Type: Article

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