%0 Journal Article %A Chin-Ming Hong and Chin-Teng Lin and Chao-Yen Huang and Yi-Ming Lin %D 2008 %J International Journal of Health and Medical Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 18, 2008 %T An Intelligent Fuzzy-Neural Diagnostic System for Osteoporosis Risk Assessment %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/382 %V 18 %X In this article, we propose an Intelligent Medical Diagnostic System (IMDS) accessible through common web-based interface, to on-line perform initial screening for osteoporosis. The fundamental approaches which construct the proposed system are mainly based on the fuzzy-neural theory, which can exhibit superiority over other conventional technologies in many fields. In diagnosis process, users simply answer a series of directed questions to the system, and then they will immediately receive a list of results which represents the risk degrees of osteoporosis. According to clinical testing results, it is shown that the proposed system can provide the general public or even health care providers with a convenient, reliable, inexpensive approach to osteoporosis risk assessment. %P 1970 - 1975