Optimization techniques in medicine

Panos M. Pardalos, Vladimir L. Boginski, Oleg Alexan Prokopyev, Wichai Suharitdamrong, Paul R. Carney, Wanpracha Chaovalitwongse, Alkis Vazacopoulos

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Abstract

We give a brief overview of a rapidly emerging interdisciplinary research area of optimization techniques in medicine. Applying optimization approaches proved to be successful in various medical applications. We identify the main research directions and describe several important problems arising in this area, including disease diagnosis, risk prediction, treatment planning, etc.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEssays and Surveys in Global Optimization
Pages211-232
Number of pages22
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

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