Urology

A 3D-2D Hybrid U-Net Convolutional Neural Network Approach to Prostate Organ Segmentation of Multiparametric MRI.

OBJECTIVE: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the United States with mo...

The validity of Dutch health claims data for identifying patients with chronic kidney disease: a hospital-based study in the Netherlands.

BACKGROUND: Health claims data may be an efficient and easily accessible source to study chronic kid...

Metabolomics of Prostate Cancer Gleason Score in Tumor Tissue and Serum.

Gleason score, a measure of prostate tumor differentiation, is the strongest predictor of lethal pro...

Clinically applicable Gleason grading (GD) system for prostate cancer based on deep learning.

Cross-site transportability of an explainable artificial intelligence model for acute kidney injury prediction.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated promise in predicting acute kidney injury (AKI), howev...

Comprehensive evaluation of the combined extracts of Epimedii Folium and Ligustri Lucidi Fructus for PMOP in ovariectomized rats based on MLP-ANN methods.

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Kidney deficiency is the main pathogenesis of osteoporosis based on ...

PCLiON: An Ontology for Data Standardization and Sharing of Prostate Cancer Associated Lifestyles.

BACKGROUND: Researches on Lifestyle medicine (LM) have emerged in recent years to garner wide attent...

Hyperuricemia and Impaired Renal Function: A Prospective Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND: Related studies have demonstrated a relationship of elevated serum uric levels with a de...

Detailed Analysis of Urinary Tract Infections After Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy.

To describe urinary tract infections (UTIs) after robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) and inve...

Deep learning-enabled multi-organ segmentation in whole-body mouse scans.

Whole-body imaging of mice is a key source of information for research. Organ segmentation is a prer...

Pure Single-site Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy Using Single-port Versus Multiport Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Single-institution Comparative Study.

BACKGROUND: Pure single-site robot-assisted extraperitoneal prostatectomy (EPP) using a single-port ...

Machine learning analyses of automated performance metrics during granular sub-stitch phases predict surgeon experience.

Automated performance metrics objectively measure surgeon performance during a robot-assisted radica...

Pelvic Anatomical Features After Retzius-Sparing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Intended for Early Recovery of Urinary Symptoms.

To elucidate factors contributing to early urinary continence recovery after retzius-sparing robot-...

Reply to Francesco Montorsi, Giorgio Gandaglia, Christoph Würnschimmel, Markus Graefen, Alberto Briganti, and Hartwig Huland's Letter to the Editor re: Paolo Afonso de Carvalho, João A.B.A. Barbosa, Giuliano B. Guglielmetti, et al. Retrograde Release of the Neurovascular Bundle with Preservation of Dorsal Venous Complex During Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Optimizing Functional Outcomes. Eur Urol 2020;77:628-35. Incredible Results for Robot-assisted Nerve-sparing Radical Prostatectomy in Prostate Cancer Patients: Rio de Janeiro is Still Beautiful.

Long-term outcomes of minimally invasive surgeries in partial nephrectomy. Robot or laparoscopy?

BACKGROUND: To compare long-term oncological and renal functional outcomes of laparoscopic and robot...

Deep Learning-Based Segmentation and Quantification in Experimental Kidney Histopathology.

BACKGROUND: Nephropathologic analyses provide important outcomes-related data in experiments with th...

Artificial intelligence-based radiotherapy machine parameter optimization using reinforcement learning.

PURPOSE: To develop and evaluate a volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) machine parameter optimiz...

Cognitive impairment in patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease: the Salford kidney cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common and underrecognized [1, 2...

Comparison of postoperative recovery after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy of T1 renal tumors through retroperitoneal or transperitoneal approach: A Japanese single institutional analysis.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of recovery in patients who underwent robot-assisted partial neph...

Convolutional neural network based proton stopping-power-ratio estimation with dual-energy CT: a feasibility study.

Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) has shown a great potential for lowering range uncertainties,...

Calprotectin and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin As Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in Acute Coronary Syndrome.

BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is increasingly being seen in patients with acute coronary syn...