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G Corani1, C Magli, A Giusti, L Gianaroli, L M Gambardella.
Abstract
We present a Bayesian network model for predicting the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The problem is characterized by a particular missingness process; we propose a simple but effective averaging approach which improves parameter estimates compared to the traditional MAP estimation. We present results with generated data and the analysis of a real data set. Moreover, we assess by means of a simulation study the effectiveness of the model in supporting the selection of the embryos to be transferred.Entities:
Keywords: Bayesian networks; Classification; EM algorithm; In vitro fertilization (IVF); MAP estimation
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24209924 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2013.07.035
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Comput Biol Med ISSN: 0010-4825 Impact factor: 4.589