Artificial Neural Networks in the Outcome Prediction of Adjustable Gastric Banding in Obese Women

Paolo Piaggi; Chita Lippi; Paola Fierabracci; Margherita Maffei; Alba Calderone; Mauro Mauri; Marco Anselmino; Giovanni Battista Cassano; Paolo Vitti; Aldo Pinchera; Alberto Landi; Ferruccio Santini

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013624

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Artificial Neural Networks in the Outcome Prediction of Adjustable Gastric Banding in Obese Women

Paolo Piaggi ,

* E-mail: paolo.piaggi@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Electrical Systems and Automation, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Chita Lippi,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Paola Fierabracci,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Margherita Maffei,

Affiliation Dulbecco Telethon Institute at Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Alba Calderone,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Mauro Mauri,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Marco Anselmino,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Giovanni Battista Cassano,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Paolo Vitti,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Aldo Pinchera,

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Alberto Landi,

Affiliation Department of Electrical Systems and Automation, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Ferruccio Santini

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Artificial Neural Networks in the Outcome Prediction of Adjustable Gastric Banding in Obese Women

Paolo Piaggi,
Chita Lippi,
Paola Fierabracci,
Margherita Maffei,
Alba Calderone,
Mauro Mauri,
Marco Anselmino,
Giovanni Battista Cassano,
Paolo Vitti,
Aldo Pinchera

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Published: October 27, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013624

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