Title :
Artificial neural nets as tools for expert systems in objective histopathology
Author :
Dytch, Harvey E. ; Wied, George L. ; Bibbo, Marluce
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Pathology, Chicago Univ., IL, USA
Abstract :
The use of artificial neural networks was explored as a tool for the evaluation of DNA ploidy spectra as part of an expert diagnostic system for the objective evaluation of stratified epithelia using high-resolution karyometry. The classification rates obtained by multilayer nets compare favorably with those obtained from more traditional methods. This suggests that these techniques could provide useful tools for expert diagnostic systems in histopathology when applied to appropriate problems.<>
Keywords :
DNA; expert systems; medical diagnostic computing; neural nets; DNA ploidy spectra evaluation; artificial neural networks; expert systems; high-resolution karyometry; medical diagnostic system; objective histopathology; stratified epithelia;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95177
