Clinical Applications of Artificial Neural Networks - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521662710 ISBN 13: 9780521662710

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Artificial neural networks provide a powerful tool to help doctors analyse, model and make sense of complex clinical data across a broad range of medical applications. Their potential in clinical medicine is reflected in the diversity of topics covered in this volume. In addition to looking at applications the book looks forward to exciting future prospects. A section on theory looks at approaches to validate and refine the results generated by artificial neural networks. The volume also recognizes that concerns exist about the use of 'black-box' systems as decision aids in medicine, and the final chapter considers the ethical and legal conundrums arising out of their use for diagnostic or treatment decisions. Taken together, this eclectic collection of chapters provides an exciting overview of harnessing the power of artificial neural networks in the investigation and treatment of disease.

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'... a useful and thought-provoking work which extends thoughts about brain function to deal with everyday decision-making.' Doctors.net

Book Description

Artificial neural networks provide a powerful tool to help doctors analyse, model and make sense of complex clinical data across a broad range of medical applications. Their potential in clinical medicine is reflected in the diversity of topics covered in this volume.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521662710
• ISBN 13: 9780521662710
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 380
• Editor: Dybowski Richard, Gant Vanya