Reducing the Number of Tests Using Bayesian Inference to Identify Infected Patients in Group Testing
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Bayesian Inference of Infected Patients in Group Testing with Prevalence Estimation
(JPSJ Editors' Choice)
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn.
89,
084001
(2020)
.
Group testing is a method of identifying infected patients by performing tests on a pool of specimens. Bayesian inference and a corresponding belief propagation (BP) algorithm are introduced to identify the infected patients in group testing.
Bayesian Inference of Infected Patients in Group Testing with Prevalence Estimation
(JPSJ Editors' Choice)
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn.
89,
084001
(2020)
.
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