Title :
Skin diseases diagnosis using artificial neural networks
Author :
Filimon, Delia-Maria ; Albu, A.
Author_Institution :
Autom. & Appl. Inf. Dept., Politeh. Univ. Timisoara, Timişoara, Romania
Abstract :
Medical informatics is an interdisciplinary area (combining more academic fields), which benefits of technology´s progress that reflects on any domain. This paper is an example about how artificial neural networks prove their capacities in medical field. They are successfully used in decision-making, having a strong impact on physicians, who can benefit of a faster diagnosis process for some diseases with multiple and confusing symptoms.
Keywords :
decision making; diseases; medical diagnostic computing; neural nets; skin; artificial neural networks; decision-making; medical informatics; skin disease diagnosis; Artificial neural networks; Cancer; Diseases; Medical diagnostic imaging; Neurons; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Computational Intelligence and Informatics (SACI), 2014 IEEE 9th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Timisoara
DOI :
10.1109/SACI.2014.6840059