Non-alcoholic fatty liver, NAFLD diagnostics, medical ultrasound, hepatologist/gastroenterologist, pathological liver states classification
High prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has
made this domain of medical diagnostics one of high professional and
public interest. The major problem of NAFLD diagnostics is that in
its initial phase non-alcoholic fatty liver tends to be benign
without tendency to progress, while in its second phase --
non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) can progress to cirrhosis,
which subsequently may cause hepatocellular carcinoma. This fact
explains the need for more sensitive classifications that would
allow early diagnostics of NAFLD. NAFLD diagnostics in most cases is
based on clinicopathological criteria -- decision rules expressed
through ultarasound signs and laboratory data, annotated by
hepatologist/gastroenterologist. In this article we describe the
process of creation of a classification of NAFLD early stages based
on a decisional reasoning, which combines two methods of medical
diagnostics.
Iulian Secrieru
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Academy of
Sciences of Moldova
5 Academiei Street, Chisinau, MD 2028
Phone: (373 22) 73-81-30
E-mail: Svetlana Cojocaru
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Academy of
Sciences of Moldova
5 Academiei Street, Chisinau, MD 2028
Phone: (373 22) 72-84-14
E-mail: Constantin Gaindric
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Academy of
Sciences of Moldova
5 Academiei Street, Chisinau, MD 2028
Phone: (373 22) 72-50-12
E-mail: Olga Popcova
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Academy of
Sciences of Moldova
5 Academiei Street, Chisinau, MD 2028
Phone: (373 22) 73-81-30
E-mail: Svetlana Țurcan
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu”
165 Stefan cel Mare Ave., Chisinau, MD 2004
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