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Application of a Convolutional Neural Network to Distinguish Burkitt Lymphoma From Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
- PAR ID:
- 10142032
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Volume:
- 150
- Issue:
- suppl_1
- ISSN:
- 0002-9173
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- S119 to S119
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqy099.286
