Computational Biology: Issues and Applications in Oncology (Applied Bioinformatics and Biostatistics in Cancer Research) [Hardcover]

Tuan Pham (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 29, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1441908102 | ISBN-13: 978-1441908100 | Edition: 1st Edition.

This book will introduce contributions, both methodological and technical, that have been made and are currently in progress in the field of computational biology as a resource in cancer research and oncology. This volume will illustrate the tools used in this area through a wide range of timely applications in genetics, genomics, and biomedical areas.

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Computational Biology: Issues and Applications in Oncology provides a comprehensive report on recent techniques and results in computational oncology essential to the knowledge of scientists, engineers, as well as postgraduate students working on the areas of computational biology, bioinformatics, and medical informatics. With chapters timely prepared and written by experts in the field, this in-depth and up-to-date volume covers advanced statistical methods, heuristic algorithms, cluster analysis, data modeling, image and pattern analysis applied to cancer research. The literature and coverage of a spectrum of key topics in issues and applications in oncology make this a useful resource to computational life-science researchers wishing to enhance the most recent knowledge to facilitate their own investigations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 317 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (October 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1441908102
• ISBN-13: 978-1441908100
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,275,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)