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A scheme in which model construction and operation are considered as distinct processes has been designed for the differential diagnosis of goiters. The influence of classification and observation errors and of the recognition method on the diagnostic accuracy has been determined.
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Bouckaert, A. Computer diagnosis of goiters. V. The input. International Journal of Computer and Information Sciences 6, 237–261 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01002334
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