Serum tests, liver stiffness and artificial neural networks for diagnosing cirrhosis and portal hypertension.

Journal: Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
Published Date: Feb 7, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The diagnostic performance of biochemical scores and artificial neural network models for portal hypertension and cirrhosis is not well established.

Authors

  • Bogdan Procopet
    University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", 3rd Medical Clinic, Gastroenterology Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "O Fodor", Gastroenterology Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Hepatology, University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Berne-Inselspital, Switzerland. Electronic address: bogdanprocopet@gmail.com.
  • Vasile Mircea Cristea
    Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Marie Angele Robic
    Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Purpan Hospital, CHU Toulouse, France.
  • Mircea Grigorescu
    Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "O Fodor", Gastroenterology Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Paul Serban Agachi
    Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Sophie Metivier
    Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Purpan Hospital, CHU Toulouse, France.
  • Jean Marie Peron
    Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Purpan Hospital, CHU Toulouse, France; INSERM U858, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
  • Janick Selves
    Department of Pathology, Purpan Hospital, CHU Toulouse, France.
  • Horia Stefanescu
    Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "O Fodor", Gastroenterology Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Annalisa Berzigotti
    Hepatology, University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Berne-Inselspital, Switzerland.
  • Jean Pierre Vinel
    Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Purpan Hospital, CHU Toulouse, France; INSERM U858, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
  • Christophe Bureau
    Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Purpan Hospital, CHU Toulouse, France; INSERM U858, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France.

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