Urology

Roughness of the renal tumor surface could predict the surgical difficulty of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy.

INTRODUCTION: Preoperative prediction of surgical difficulty of partial nephrectomy (PN) is essential to minimize the perioperative complications and to achieve a good surgical outcome. Recently, various scoring systems have been used to evaluate the difficulty of PN including R.E.N.A.L (Radius, Exophytic/Endophytic, Nearness, Anterior/Posterior, Location) nephrometry score. There were no scoring ...

Image quality assessment for machine learning tasks using meta-reinforcement learning.

In this paper, we consider image quality assessment (IQA) as a measure of how images are amenable with respect to a given downstream task, or task amenability. When the task is performed using machine learning algorithms, such as a neural-network-based task predictor for image classification or segmentation, the performance of the task predictor provides an objective estimate of task amenability. ...

Evaluation of Nano-curcumin effects against Tartrazine-induced abnormalities in liver and kidney histology and other biochemical parameters.

In the current study, 40 albino male rats were investigated to evaluate the impact of Nano-curcumin (Nano-CUR) administration against Tartrazine (TZ)-...

Surgical and Functional Outcomes of Bladder Neck Incision for Primary Vesico-Urethral Anastomosis Stricture after Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy are Influenced by the Presence of Pre- or Postoperative Radiotherapy.

OBJECTIVE: To report the intermediate- to long-term outcomes of bladder neck incision (BNI) for vesico-urethral anastomosis stricture (VUAS) after rob...

The role of MRI in prostate cancer: current and future directions.

There has been an increasing role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the management of prostate cancer. MRI already plays an essential role in the...

Robot-assisted laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection with en bloc prostatectomy using the Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy technique.

INTRODUCTION: The best surgical technique for rectal cancer invading the prostate remains controversial. Rectal resection with en bloc prostatectomy u...

A feasibility study on the development and use of a deep learning model to automate real-time monitoring of tumor position and assessment of interfraction fiducial marker migration in prostate radiotherapy patients.

. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of the development and training of a deep learning object detection model for automating the ass...

Overground robotic training effects on walking and secondary health conditions in individuals with spinal cord injury: systematic review.

Overground powered lower limb exoskeletons (EXOs) have proven to be valid devices in gait rehabilitation in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI)....

Artificial intelligence in glomerular diseases.

In this narrative review, we focus on the application of artificial intelligence in the clinical history of patients with glomerular disease, digital ...

Multiparametric Functional MRI of the Kidney: Current State and Future Trends with Deep Learning Approaches.

BACKGROUND: Until today, assessment of renal function has remained a challenge for modern medicine. In many cases, kidney diseases accompanied by a de...

Retroperitoneal robot-assisted single-port laparoscopic treatment of the horseshoe kidney with renal cell carcinoma: Report of two cases.

Investigating the mechanism underlying urinary continence using dynamic MRI after Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RS-RARP) exhibits better postoperative urinary continence than conventional RARP (C-RARP) via th...

Intelligent Algorithm-Based Ultrasound Image for Evaluating the Effect of Comprehensive Nursing Scheme on Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease.

This study was aimed at exploring the effect of ultrasound image evaluation of comprehensive nursing scheme based on artificial intelligence algorithm...

Optimal Deep Learning Enabled Prostate Cancer Detection Using Microarray Gene Expression.

Prostate cancer is the main cause of death over the globe. Earlier detection and classification of cancer is highly important to improve patient healt...

Robotic assistance for percutaneous needle insertion in the kidney: preclinical proof on a swine animal model.

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the accuracy, safety, and feasibility of a computed tomography (CT)-guided robotic assistance system for percutaneous needle ...

Robotic versus hand-assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy: comparison of two minimally invasive techniques in kidney transplantation.

Robot-assisted donor nephrectomy (RDN) is increasingly used due to its advantages such as its precision and reduced learning curve when compared to la...

Continence definition and prognostic factors for early urinary continence recovery in posterior rhabdosphincter reconstruction after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Post-hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

INTRODUCTION: Urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy (RP) is an adverse event with high impact on patient's quality of life. Nowadays there ...

The association between perineural invasion in mpMRI-targeted and/or systematic prostate biopsy and adverse pathological outcomes in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate the relationship between perineural invasion (PNI) in targeted (TBx) and/or systematic (SB...

Robot-Assisted Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen-Radioguided Surgery in Primary Diagnosed Prostate Cancer.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of Tc-based prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) robot-assisted-radioguide...

Biochemical algorithm to identify individuals with ALPL variants among subjects with persistent hypophosphatasaemia.

BACKGROUND: Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare and underdiagnosed condition characterized by deficient bone and teeth mineralization. The aim of this st...