Measurement of ureteral length: Comparison of deep learning-based method and other estimation methods on CT and KUB.

Journal: Computers in biology and medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Accurate preoperative assessment of ureteral length is crucial for effective ureteral stenting.

Authors

  • Kexin Wang
    Clifford Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
  • Zheng Zhao
    College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology and Bio-Pharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Medical University, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
  • Yi Liu
    Department of Interventional Therapy, Ningbo No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
  • Rile Nai
    Department of Radiology, 26447Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
  • Changwei Yuan
    Department of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China; Institute of Urology, Peking University, Beijing, 100034, China; National Urological Cancer Center of China, Beijing, 100034, China.
  • Pengsheng Wu
    Beijing Smart Tree Medical Technology Co. Ltd, Beijing, China.
  • Jialun Li
    Beijing Smart Tree Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, 100011, China.
  • Xiaodong Zhang
    The Center of Psychosomatic Medicine, Sichuan Provincial Center for Mental Health, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
  • He Wang
    Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, China International Neuroscience Institute, Beijing, China.