tailieunhanh - Neural Networks in Healthcare: Potential and Challenges

Artificial neural networks are learning machines inspired by the operation of the human brain, and they consist of many artificial neurons connected in parallel. These networks work via non-linear mapping techniques between the inputs and outputs of a model indicative of the operation of a real system. Although introduced over 40 years ago, many wonderful new developments in neural networks have taken place as recently as during the last decade or so. This has led to numerous recent applications in many fields, especially when the input-output relations are too complex and difficult to express using formulations | REZAUL BEGG. JOARDER KAMRUZZAMAN. RUHUL SARKER Networks in Healthcare POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES AS I IVL R Neural Networks in Healthcare Potential and Challenges Rezaul Begg Victoria University Australia Joarder Kamruzzaman Monash University Australia Ruhul Sarker University of New South Wales Australia IDEA GROUP PUBLISHING Hershey London Melbourne Singapore Acquisitions Editor Development Editor Senior Managing Editor Managing Editor Copy Editor Typesetter Cover Design Printed at Michelle Potter Kristin Roth Amanda Appicello Jennifer Neidig April Schmidt Diane Huskinson Lisa Tosheff Yurchak Printing Inc. Published in the United States of America by Idea Group Publishing an imprint of Idea Group Inc. 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033 Tel 717-533-8845 Fax 717-533-8661 E-mail cust@ Web site http and in the United Kingdom by Idea Group Publishing an imprint of Idea Group Inc. 3 Henrietta Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8LU Tel 44 20 7240 0856 Fax 44 20 7379 0609 Web site http Copyright 2006 by Idea Group Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced stored or distributed in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without written permission from the publisher. Product or company names used in this book are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI of the trademark or registered trademark. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Neural networks in healthcare potential and challenges Rezaul Begg Joarder Kamruzzaman and Ruhul Sarker editors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. Summary This book covers state-of-the-art applications in many areas of medicine and healthcare --Provided by publisher. ISBN 1-59140-848-2 hardcover -- ISBN 1-59140-849-0 softcover 1. Neural networks Computer science 2. Medicine--Research--Data processing. 3. Medical .