Urology

Learning-based synthetic dual energy CT imaging from single energy CT for stopping power ratio calculation in proton radiation therapy.

OBJECTIVE: Dual energy CT (DECT) has been shown to estimate stopping power ratio (SPR) map with a hi...

Dynamic prediction of renal survival among deeply phenotyped kidney transplant recipients using artificial intelligence: an observational, international, multicohort study.

BACKGROUND: Kidney allograft failure is a common cause of end-stage renal disease. We aimed to devel...

Deep-Learning-Based CT Imaging in the Quantitative Evaluation of Chronic Kidney Diseases.

This study focused on the application of deep learning algorithms in the segmentation of CT images, ...

Longitudinal Follow-Up and Outcomes for Chinese Patients with Stage 1-4 Chronic Kidney Disease.

INTRODUCTION: Understanding heterogeneity in the prognosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has impli...

Development of calciphylaxis in kidney transplant recipients with a functioning graft.

BACKGROUND: Calciphylaxis is not uniquely observed in uraemic patients, as some cases have also been...

Potential Contenders for the Leadership in Robotic Surgery.

To summarize the scientific published literature on new robotic surgical platforms with potential u...

Deep Learning CT-based Quantitative Visualization Tool for Liver Volume Estimation: Defining Normal and Hepatomegaly.

Background Imaging assessment for hepatomegaly is not well defined and currently uses suboptimal, un...

A Novel Prediction Model of Acute Kidney Injury Based on Combined Blood Variables in STEMI.

BACKGROUND: Development of acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with poor prognosis in patients w...

Comparison of Retzius-sparing and conventional robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy regarding continence and sexual function: an updated meta-analysis.

ABSTACT: BACKGROUND: Studies comparing C-RARP and RS-RARP have reported different results and the ch...

Future Platforms of Robotic Surgery.

Among the various robotic devices that exist for urologic surgery, the most common are synergistic t...

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Urology: Reporting Standards to Achieve Fluency for Urologists.

The growth and adoption of artificial intelligence has led to impressive results in urology. As arti...

AI Integration in the Clinical Workflow.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms hold significant promise for addressing...

Rapid identification of the resistance of urinary tract pathogenic bacteria using deep learning-based spectroscopic analysis.

The resistance of urinary tract pathogenic bacteria to various antibiotics is increasing, which requ...

Machine Learning Approach to Calculate Electronic Couplings between Quasi-diabatic Molecular Orbitals: The Case of DNA.

Diabatization of one-electron states in flexible molecular aggregates is a great challenge due to th...

Early Catheter Removal on Postoperative Day 2 After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Updated Real-life Experience with the Aalst Technique.

We evaluated the feasibility and impact on short- and long-term functional outcomes of very early ca...

Workflow for automatic renal perfusion quantification using ASL-MRI and machine learning.

PURPOSE: Clinical applicability of renal arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI is hampered because of tim...

Editorial Comment to Myosteatosis as a novel predictor of urinary incontinence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

PSA-Net: Deep learning-based physician style-aware segmentation network for postoperative prostate cancer clinical target volumes.

PURPOSE: Automatic segmentation of medical images with deep learning (DL) algorithms has proven high...

Prospective comparative study of postoperative systemic inflammatory syndrome in robot-assisted vs. open kidney transplantation.

PURPOSE: Robot-assisted kidney transplant (RAKT) recently proved to provide functional results simil...

Advanced Kidney Volume Measurement Method Using Ultrasonography with Artificial Intelligence-Based Hybrid Learning in Children.

In this study, we aimed to develop a new automated method for kidney volume measurement in children ...

Incidence, Etiology, Prevention and Management of Ureteroenteric Strictures after Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy: A Review of Published Evidence and Personal Experience.

Benign ureteroenteric anastomosis strictures (UESs) are one of many critical complications that may ...