ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR DIAGNOSES OF DYSFUNCTIONS IN UROLOGY

David Gil Mendez, Magnus Johnsson, Antonio Soriano Paya, Daniel Ruiz Fernandez

2008

Abstract

In this article we evaluate the work out of artificial neural networks as tools for helping and support in the medical diagnosis. In particular we compare the usability of one supervised and two unsupervised neural network architectures for medical diagnoses of lower urinary tract dysfunctions. The purpose is to develop a system that aid urologists in obtaining diagnoses, which will yield improved diagnostic accuracy and lower medical treatment costs. The clinical study has been carried out using the medical registers of patients with dysfunctions in the lower urinary tract. The current system is able to distinguish and classify dysfunctions as areflexia, hyperreflexia, obstruction of the lower urinary tract and patients free from dysfunction.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Gil Mendez D., Johnsson M., Soriano Paya A. and Ruiz Fernandez D. (2008). ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR DIAGNOSES OF DYSFUNCTIONS IN UROLOGY . In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 2: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2008) ISBN 978-989-8111-16-6, pages 191-196. DOI: 10.5220/0001039001910196

in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf08,
author={David Gil Mendez and Magnus Johnsson and Antonio Soriano Paya and Daniel Ruiz Fernandez},
title={ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR DIAGNOSES OF DYSFUNCTIONS IN UROLOGY},
booktitle={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 2: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2008)},
year={2008},
pages={191-196},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001039001910196},
isbn={978-989-8111-16-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 2: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2008)
TI - ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR DIAGNOSES OF DYSFUNCTIONS IN UROLOGY
SN - 978-989-8111-16-6
AU - Gil Mendez D.
AU - Johnsson M.
AU - Soriano Paya A.
AU - Ruiz Fernandez D.
PY - 2008
SP - 191
EP - 196
DO - 10.5220/0001039001910196