• DocumentCode
    1353517
  • Title

    Application of Similarity Coefficients to Predict Disease Using Volatile Organic Compounds

  • Author

    Smith, Steve ; White, Paul ; Redding, Jemma ; Ratcliffe, Norman M. ; Probert, Chris S J

  • Author_Institution
    Bristol R. Infirmary, Bristol, UK
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    92
  • Lastpage
    96
  • Abstract
    Measures of similarity are used to provide evidence in support of the conjecture that the presence and absence profile of a subset of volatile organic compounds found in urine differ between healthy (non-prostate cancer) male donors and prostate cancer donors.
  • Keywords
    biosensors; chemical sensors; diseases; organic compounds; patient diagnosis; disease; similarity coefficients; urine; volatile organic compounds; Biomarkers; Carbon dioxide; Data analysis; Data mining; Diseases; Pediatrics; Prostate cancer; Stomach; Testing; Volatile organic compounds; Prostate; similarity; urine; volatile organic compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Sensors Journal, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1530-437X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSEN.2009.2035771
  • Filename
    5352203
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1353517