Neural Networks in Healthcare: Potential and Challenges Rezaul Begg Victoria University, Australia Joarder Kamruzzaman Monash University, Australia Ruhul Sarker University of New South Wales, Australia IDEA GROUP PUBLISHING Hershey • London • Melbourne • Singapore Acquisitions Editor: Development Editor: Senior Managing Editor: Managing Editor: Copy Editor: Typesetter: Cover Design: Printed at: Michelle Potter Kristin Roth Amanda Appicello Jennifer Neidig April Schmidt Diane Huskinson Lisa Tosheff Yurchak Printing Inc. Published in the United States of America by Idea Group Publishing (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.) 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail: