Urology

Predicting gastric cancer outcome from resected lymph node histopathology images using deep learning.

N-staging is a determining factor for prognostic assessment and decision-making for stage-based canc...

Comparison of Patient-reported Health-related Quality of Life Between Open Radical Cystectomy and Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy with Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion: Interim Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial.

BACKGROUND: Open radical cystectomy (ORC) is still considered the reference approach for RC, althoug...

Validation of a Novel Simulation-Based Test in Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

To investigate validity evidence for a simulator-based test in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy...

Image-guided robots for low dose rate prostate brachytherapy: Perspectives on safety in design and use.

BACKGROUND: Image-guided brachytherapy (BT) robots can be used to assist urologists during seed impl...

Robotic Prostatectomy and Prostate Cancer-Related Medicaid Spending: Evidence from New York State.

BACKGROUND: Robotic prostatectomy is a costly new technology, but the costs may be offset by changes...

Oncological outcomes of dose reductions in cisplatin due to renal dysfunction for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether dose reductions in cisplatin due to renal dysfunction were associa...

DeepDose: a robust deep learning-based dose engine for abdominal tumours in a 1.5 T MRI radiotherapy system.

We present a robust deep learning-based framework for dose calculations of abdominal tumours in a 1....

Validation of the Artificial Intelligence-Based Predictive Optimal Trees in Emergency Surgery Risk (POTTER) Calculator in Emergency General Surgery and Emergency Laparotomy Patients.

BACKGROUND: The Predictive Optimal Trees in Emergency Surgery Risk (POTTER) tool is an artificial in...

Artificial intelligence and algorithmic computational pathology: an introduction with renal allograft examples.

Whole slide imaging, which is an important technique in the field of digital pathology, has recently...

Sugammadex versus neostigmine on postoperative pulmonary complications after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis.

PURPOSE: Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) requires particular surgical conditions, s...

Towards radiologist-level cancer risk assessment in CT lung screening using deep learning.

PURPOSE: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the US, responsible for more deaths...

Should Peritoneal Re-Approximation Be Performed After Transperitoneal Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy?

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of peritoneal re-approximation or non-approximation o...

Editorial Comment from Dr Hinata to Impact of penile rehabilitation with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors on recovery of erectile function in patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A propensity score-matched analysis.

Impact of penile rehabilitation with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors on recovery of erectile function in patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A propensity score-matched analysis.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of penile rehabilitation on the recovery of erectile function a...

Deep learning with a convolutional neural network model to differentiate renal parenchymal tumors: a preliminary study.

PURPOSE: With advancements in medical imaging, more renal tumors are detected early, but it remains ...

Clinical implementation of deep learning contour autosegmentation for prostate radiotherapy.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Artificial intelligence advances have stimulated a new generation of autoseg...

Clinical advantages of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in terms of global and split renal functions: A propensity score-matched comparative analysis.

OBJECTIVES: To identify predictors of renal function preservation, and to compare the global and spl...

Artificial intelligence prediction model for overall survival of clear cell renal cell carcinoma based on a 21-gene molecular prognostic score system.

We developed and validated a new prognostic model for predicting the overall survival in clear cell ...

Lung protective ventilation strategy to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: A randomized double blinded clinical trial.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of ventilation with low tidal volume and positive end-expir...

A Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Benefit of Posterior Rhabdosphincter Reconstruction in Early Urinary Continence Recovery after Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

Posterior rhabdosphincter reconstruction (PRR) has been proposed to improve early urinary continence...

Optimizing predictive strategies for acute kidney injury after major vascular surgery.

BACKGROUND: Postoperative acute kidney injury is common after major vascular surgery and is associat...