Artificial Neural Network Model for Predicting 5-Year Mortality After Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Nationwide Study

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2126-2131

  Shi, Hon Yi ^a   Lee, King Teh ^a,b   Wang, Jhi Joung ^c   Sun, Ding Ping ^c   Lee, Hao Hsien ^c   Chiu, Chong Chi ^c,d,e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Five year mortality rate; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Logistic regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869120235     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1986-3     Document Type: Article

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