A Neural Computing-Based Approach for the Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma, also called hepatoma, most commonly appears in a patient with chronic viral hepatitis. In patients with a higher suspicion of HCC, such as small or subtle rising of serum enzymes levels, the best method of diagnosis involves a CT scan of the abdomen, but only at high cost. The aim of this study was to increase the ability of the physician to early detect HCC, using a probabilistic neural network-based approach, in order to save time and hospital resources.

Authors:

• Marina Gorunescu
• Florin Gorunescu
• Kenneth Revett

Keywords:

• Early HCC diagnosis
• probabilistic neural network.

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