title: Diagnosis of airway obstruction or restrictive spirometric patterns by multiclass support vector machines.
abstract: This paper presents the use of multiclass support vector machines (SVMs) for diagnosis of spirometric patterns (normal, restrictive, obstructive). The SVM decisions were fused using the error correcting output codes (ECOC). The multiclass SVM with the ECOC was trained on three spirometric parameters (forced expiratory volume in 1s--FEV1, forced vital capacity--FVC and FEV1/FVC ratio). The total classification accuracy of the SVM is 97.32%. The obtained results confirmed the validity of the SVMs to help in clinical decision-making.
authors: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Umut Tepe Campus, 31380 Kocaeli, Turkey. sahindeniztr@yahoo.com
authors: Deniz
authors: D
authors: Sahin
authors: Elif Derya
authors: ED
authors: Ubeyli
authors: Gul
authors: G
authors: Ilbay
authors: Murat
authors: M
authors: Sahin
authors: Alisan Burak
authors: AB
authors: Yasar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013147:Spirometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014797:Vital Capacity