• 1. Department of Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;;
  • 2. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China.;
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Abstract: Diseases prognosis is often influenced by multiple factors, and some intricate non-linear relationships exist among those factors. Artificial neural network (ANN), an artificial intelligence model, simulates the work mode of biological neurons and has a b capability to analyze multi-factor non-linear relationships. In recent years, ANN is increasingly applied in clinical medical fields, especially for the prediction of disease prognosis. This article focuses on the basic principles of ANN and its application in disease prognosis research.

Citation: CHEN Jie,ZHOU Qin,CHEN Jin,SHI Yingkang,DONG Li.. Application of Artificial Neural Network in Disease Prognosis Research. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2013, 20(1): 95-99. doi: Copy