Accession Number:

ADA411117

Title:

Risk Factor Fusion for Predicting Multifactorial Diseases

Descriptive Note:

Conference paper

Corporate Author:

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV AT CARBONDALE

Personal Author(s):

• Phegley, James
• Perkins, Kyle
• Gupta, Lalit
• Dorsey, J. K.

Report Date:

2001-10-25

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

A generalized classification methodology which employs risk factor fusion, normalization, DKLT based transformation, feature selection, and parametric classifier design is developed to predict the presence or absence of a multifactorial disease. The validity of method is demonstrated by applying it to predict the occurrence of gout in patients.

Descriptors:

• *CLASSIFICATION
• *DISEASE VECTORS
• TRANSFORMATIONS(MATHEMATICS)
• DIAGNOSIS(MEDICINE)
• PATTERN RECOGNITION
• DATA FUSION
• NORMALIZING(STATISTICS)

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research
• Statistics and Probability

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE