Title :
Use of Non-Linear Programming and Stochastic Modeling in the Medical Evaluation of Normal-Abnormal Liver Function
Author :
Saffer, Shelley I. ; Mize, Charles E. ; Bhat, U.Narayan ; Szygenda, Stephen A.
fDate :
5/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A model for Rose Bengal transport through the hepatobiliary system has been developed, and non-linear programming techniques have been used to derive the model´s parameters according to actual patient data. The model is then further analyzed as a Markov chain. A system of checks and balances, and measure of error, is discussed.
Keywords :
Blood; Computer science; Functional programming; Helium; Kinetic theory; Liver diseases; Medical diagnostic imaging; Pediatrics; Plasma measurements; Stochastic processes; Bile Ducts; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Hepatitis; Humans; Liver; Liver Diseases; Liver Function Tests; Mathematics; Models, Biological; Operations Research; Probability; Rose Bengal; Stochastic Processes;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1976.324631
