Comparison of Models for Predicting Quality of Life After Surgical Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Prospective Study.

Journal: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The essential issue of internal validity has not been adequately addressed in prediction models such as artificial neural network (ANN), support vector machine (SVM), Gaussian process regression (GPR), and multiple linear regression (MLR) models.

Authors

  • Chong-Chi Chiu
    Department of General Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Taiwan.
  • King-Teh Lee
    Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Hao-Hsien Lee
    Department of General Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Taiwan.
  • Jhi-Joung Wang
    Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Ding-Ping Sun
    Department of General Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Chien-Cheng Huang
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Hon-Yi Shi
    Department of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100-Shih-Chun 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China. hshi@kmu.edu.tw.