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nomograms
nom·o·gram [ nom-uh-gram, noh-muh- ]
Definitions related to nomograms:
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A chart or graph of mathematical calculations of risk; used in making treatment recommendations and predicting outcomes.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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A mathematical device or model that shows relationships between things. For example, a nomogram of height and weight measurements can be used to find the surface area of a person, without doing the math, to determine the right dose of chemotherapy. Nomograms of patient and disease characteristics can help predict the outcome of some kinds of cancer.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Graphical representation of a statistical model containing scales for calculating the prognostic weight of a value for each individual variable. Nomograms are instruments that can be used to predict outcomes using specific clinical parameters. They use ALGORITHMS that incorporate several variables to calculate the predicted probability that a patient will achieve a particular clinical endpoint.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(nomogram chart) A graphical calculating device or a two-dimensional diagram designed to allow the approximate graphical computation of a function.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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