Computer-Aided Prediction of Long-Term Prognosis of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis after Cytoapheresis Therapy.

Tetsuro Takayama, Susumu Okamoto, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Makoto Naganuma, Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Shinta Mizuno Rieko Bessho, Toshifumi Hibi, Takanori Kanai, PLoS ONE 10(6): e013119

The aim of this study is to predict the need of operation after CAP therapy of UC patients on an individual level using artificial neural network system (ANN).