International experience on the use of artificial neural networks in gastroenterology

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 278-285

  Grossi, E ^a   Mancini, A ^b   Buscema, M ^b  

^a Bracco SpA   (Italy)

^b Semeion centro ricerche di scienze della communicazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Evolutionary algorithms; Gastroenterology; Variable selection

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPEPSIA; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHM; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER DISEASE; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH CANCER; SURVIVAL;

ALGORITHMS; FUZZY LOGIC; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33846683604     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2006.10.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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