Artificial Neural Networks in Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Patient Management (Biomedical Engineering Series)

The potential value of artificial neural networks (ANN) as a predictor of malignancy has begun to receive increased recognition. Research and case studies can be found scattered throughout a multitude of journals. Artificial Neural Networks in Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Patient Management brings together the work of top researchers - primarily clinicians - who present the results of their state-of-the-art work with ANNs as applied to nearly all major areas of cancer for diagnosis, prognosis, and management of the disease. The book introduces the theory of neural networks and the method of their application in oncology. It is not an exercise in ANN research, but the presentation of a new technique for diagnosing and determining the treatment of cancers. The authors have included almost all cancers for which there exist ANN applications. When the data available is ill-defined and the development of an algorithmic solution difficult, neural networks provide a non-linear approach which helps sift through the maze of information and arrive at a reasonable solution. Highly interdisciplinary in nature, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the most important materials relating to the applications of ANNs in the cancer field. With contributions from prominent research centers worldwide, it serves as an introduction to how neural networks can be used for accurate prediction or diagnosis and shows why neural networks are more accurate. Artificial Neural Networks in Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Patient Management gives you an understanding of this new tool, its applications, and when it should be used. The use of artificial neural networks (ANNs) has proliferated over the past few years, and the medical applications of ANNs have touched on a variety of areas. However, their application to cancer research is just beginning to be realized. Research and case studies are mostly scattered throughout various journals. This volume brings together the work of top researchers-primarily clinicians-who present the results of their state-of-the-art work with ANNs as applied to nearly all major areas of cancer for diagnosis, prognosis, and management of the disease Artificial Neural Networks in Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Patient Management brings together the work of top researchers to present the results of their state-of-the-art work with ANNs as applied to nearly all major areas of cancer for diagnosis, prognosis, and management of the disease. It introduces the theory of neural networks and the meth This volume brings together the work of researchers - primarily clinicians - who present the results of the work within artificial neural networks (ANNs) as applied to nearly all major areas of cancer for diagnosis, prognosis and management of the disease The use of artificial neural networks (ANNs) in biological and medical research has vastly proliferated during the last few years.