Urology

The evolution of image guidance in robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP): a glimpse into the future.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the innovative intraoperative technologies emerging to aid surgeons during minimally invasive robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy.

Learning curves in laparoscopic and robot-assisted prostate surgery: a systematic search and review.

PURPOSE: To perform a systematic search and review of the available literature on the learning curves (LCs) in laparoscopic and robot-assisted prostate surgery.

Contemporary Pure Laparoscopic Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy: Is the Transition Worth It?

The proportion of robotic procedures continues to rise. The literature reinforces that robotic procedures take longer and are often more costly. We c...

Differentiating Benign from Malignant Renal Tumors Using T2- and Diffusion-Weighted Images: A Comparison of Deep Learning and Radiomics Models Versus Assessment from Radiologists.

BACKGROUND: Differentiating benign from malignant renal tumors is important for selection of the most effective treatment.

The effect of consuming different proportions of hummer fish on biochemical and histopathological changes of hyperglycemic rats.

Hammour fish (grouper fish) are known to be of great nutritional value for human consumption, as their protein has a high biological value and contain...

Perioperative adverse events and functional outcomes following open and robot-assisted prostatectomy in patients over age 70.

AIM: To evaluate the safety (perioperative adverse events) of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and functional outcomes (continence and erec...

Deep learning methods to generate synthetic CT from MRI in radiotherapy: A literature review.

PURPOSE: In radiotherapy, MRI is used for target volume and organs-at-risk delineation for its superior soft-tissue contrast as compared to CT imaging...

Machine learning model to predict hypotension after starting continuous renal replacement therapy.

Hypotension after starting continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is associated with worse outcomes compared with normotension, but it is difficu...

Safe Concentration Measurement during Bladder Irrigation Using Artificial Intelligence.

We have developed a sensor for monitoring the hemoglobin (Hb) concentration in the effluent of a continuous bladder irrigation. The Hb concentration m...

Human and rat microsomal metabolites of N-tert-butoxycarbonylmethamphetamine and its urinary metabolites in rat.

PURPOSE: N-tert-Butoxycarbonylmethamphetamine (BocMA), a masked derivative of methamphetamine (MA), converts into MA under acidic condition and potent...

EMONAS-Net: Efficient multiobjective neural architecture search using surrogate-assisted evolutionary algorithm for 3D medical image segmentation.

Deep learning plays a critical role in medical image segmentation. Nevertheless, manually designing a neural network for a specific segmentation probl...

Robot-assisted partial cystectomy for bladder endometriosis: dual approach involving cystoscopy and robotic surgery.

Bladder endometriosis accounts for 70%-85% cases of urinary tract endometriosis. A high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose this condition as mos...

3D-PulCNN: Pulmonary cancer classification from hyperspectral images using convolution combination unit based CNN.

Pulmonary cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Accurate classification of its subtypes is required in differential diagnosis. Howe...

Efficient deep learning architecture with dimension-wise pyramid pooling for nuclei segmentation of histopathology images.

Image segmentation remains to be one of the most vital tasks in the area of computer vision and more so in the case of medical image processing. Image...

Atomic Structure-Free Representation of Active Motifs for Expedited Catalyst Discovery.

To discover new catalysts using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, binding energies of reaction intermediates are considered as descriptors...

Anatomical predictors of long-term urinary incontinence after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: A systematic review.

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Retzius Sparing Radical Prostatectomy Versus Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Which Technique Is More Beneficial for Prostate Cancer Patients (MASTER Study)? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

CONTEXT: Retzius sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RS-RARP) is increasingly being used, but results of pertinent studies on perioperative,...

Diagnosis of Wilson Disease and Its Phenotypes by Using Artificial Intelligence.

WD is caused by variants disrupting copper efflux resulting in excessive copper accumulation mainly in liver and brain. The diagnosis of WD is challe...

Single- versus multi-port robotic partial nephrectomy: a comparative analysis of perioperative outcomes and analgesic requirements.

Evidence supporting the safe use of the single-port (SP) robot for partial nephrectomy is scarce. The purpose of this study was to compare perioperati...