How to trick artificial intelligence: rectal heterotopic gastric lateral spreading tumor.
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SUBMITTER: Badalamenti M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8351327 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
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How to trick artificial intelligence: rectal heterotopic gastric lateral spreading tumor.
Badalamenti Matteo M Maselli Roberta R Spadaccini Marco M Galtieri Piera Alessia PA Capogreco Antonio A Repici Alessandro A
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