Author/Editor		Jonsson, Jens; Babič, Ankica
Title		Quantitative collagen as a golden standard in differential diagnosing of fibrotic changes in liver tissue
Type		članek
Source		In: Kokol P, Zupan B, Stare J, et al, editors. Medical informatics Europe '99. Amsterdam: IOS press,
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 749-54
Language		eng
Abstract		Determining a presence and degree of liver fibrosis provides means for diagnosing disease related processes. We have used two data mining methods, discriminant and regression analyses, to acquire knowledge from the data of 211 patients. We have shown and discussed that quantitative collagen has a distinguished discriminating power and can serve as a golden standard. We have additionally succeeded to obtain a formula consisting of standardised blood tests that can replace quantitative collagen. Practical implications of this is a non-invasive and cost effcient patient examination. All the results are now left for clinical evaluation and so is the current way of histopathological classifications.
Descriptors		LIVER CIRRHOSIS COLLAGEN DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS