Diagnosis of pain in the right iliac fossa. A new diagnostic score based on Decision-Tree and Artificial Neural Network Methods.

Journal: Cirugia espanola
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Pain in the right iliac fossa (RIF) continues to pose diagnostic challenges. The objective of this study is the development of a RIF pain diagnosis model based on classification trees of type CHAID (Chi-Square Automatic Interaction Detection) and on an artificial neural network (ANN).

Authors

  • Mindaugas Gudelis
    Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Universidad de Lérida, Lérida, España.
  • José Daniel Lacasta Garcia
    Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Universidad de Lérida, Lérida, España. Electronic address: jdlacasta@gmail.com.
  • José Javier Trujillano Cabello
    Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Universidad de Lérida, Lérida, España.