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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2008; 14(4): 563-568
Published online Jan 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.563
Artificial neural networks in the recognition of the presence of thyroid disease in patients with atrophic body gastritis
Edith Lahner, Marco Intraligi, Massimo Buscema, Marco Centanni, Lucy Vannella, Enzo Grossi, Bruno Annibale
Edith Lahner, Lucy Vannella, Bruno Annibale, Department of Digestive and Liver Disease, University “La Sapienza”, 2nd Medical School, Ospedale Sant’Andrea, Rome, Italy
Marco Intraligi, Massimo Buscema, Semeion Research Center, Rome Italy
Marco Centanni, Endocrinology Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University “La Sapienza”, Polo Pontino, Latina, Italy
Enzo Grossi, Bracco Imaging Spa, Milan, Italy
Correspondence to: Bruno Annibale, MD, Department of Digestive and Liver Disease, University Sapienza, Ospedale Sant’Andrea, Via di Grottarossa 1035, Roma 00189, Italy. bruno.annibale@uniroma1.it
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Received: May 17, 2007
Revised: November 8, 2007
Published online: January 28, 2008
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