title: Black-box mathematics and medical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Piccirillo
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Feinstein
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D015982:Bias; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003663:Decision Trees; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*