Prediction of lower pole stone clearance after shock wave lithotripsy using an artificial neural network

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1250-1256

  Poulakis, Vassilis ^a   Dahm, Philipp ^a   Witzsch, Ulrich ^a   De Vries, Rachelle ^a   Remplik, Jochem ^a   Becht, Eduard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Kidney; Kidney calculi; Lithotripsy; Neural networks (computer)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PELVIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PYELOGRAPHY; RENOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY EXCRETION; X RAY;

EID: 0037376312     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000055624.65386.b9     Document Type: Article

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