A semi Markov model for mammographic detection of breast cancer
Mammography is used as a screening tool to detect breast cancer at an early stage. The process of breast cancer detection using mammography is modelled with a semi-Markov process composed of three states: cancer-free (0), preclinical cancer (1) and clinical cancer (2). It is assumed that screenin...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8995 |