A computed tomography urography-based machine learning model for predicting preoperative pathological grade of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.

Journal: Cancer medicine
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Development and validation of a computed tomography urography (CTU)-based machine learning (ML) model for prediction of preoperative pathology grade of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).

Authors

  • Yanghuang Zheng
    Department of Urology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
  • Hongjin Shi
    Department of Urology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
  • Shi Fu
    Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, 650106, China. Electronic address: fushi@kmmu.edu.cn.
  • Haifeng Wang
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310012, China.
  • Jincheng Wang
    Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
  • Xin Li
    Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Shanghai Animal Disease Control Center, Shanghai, China.
  • Zhi Li
    Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan, China.
  • Bing Hai
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
  • Jinsong Zhang
    Department of Emergency, Jiangsu Province Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China. zhangjso@njmu.edu.cn.