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Application of artificial neural networks in detection and diagnosis of gastrointestinal and liver tumors
Wei-Bo Mao, Jia-Yu Lyu, Deep K Vaishnani, Yu-Man Lyu, Wei Gong, Xi-Ling Xue, Yang-Ping Shentu, Jun Ma
Wei-Bo Mao, Wei Gong, Department of Pathology, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang Province, China
Jia-Yu Lyu, Xi-Ling Xue, Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Kangning Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
Deep K Vaishnani, School of International Studies, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang Province, China
Yu-Man Lyu, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
Yang-Ping Shentu, Jun Ma, Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
Author contributions: Mao WB and Lyu JY contributed equally to this work; Vaishnani DK collected the history and special feature of machine learning and the recent trend of computer-aided detection and diagnosis for endoscopic and ultrasonic images; Lyu YM and Shentu YP worked on deep learning and the background and significance of diagnostic artificial intelligence; Ma J worked on artificial neural network and deep learning.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
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Corresponding author: Jun Ma, MD, Doctor, Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, No. 1 Nanbaixiang Street, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China. majun@wzhospital.cn
Received: February 28, 2020
Peer-review started: February 28, 2020
First decision: April 22, 2020
Revised: May 10, 2020
Accepted: June 29, 2020
Article in press: June 29, 2020
Published online: September 26, 2020