Renal failure, a public health concern, and the scarcity of nephrologists around the globe
have necessitated the development of an AI-based system to auto-diagnose kidney …

Urolithiasis is a common disease with increasing prevalence worldwide and a lifetime-
estimated recurrence risk of over 50%. Imaging plays a critical role in the initial diagnosis …

Purpose Early detection and size quantification of renal calculi are important for optimizing
treatment and preventing severe kidney stone disease. Prior work has shown that volumetric …

Cystinuria is an inherited disorder of the dibasic amino acid transport system in the proximal
tubule and the small intestine. Two responsible genes have been identified, the SLC3A1 on …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy and sensitivity for dual-energy
computed tomography (DECT) discrimination of uric acid (UA) stones from other (non-UA) …

Objectives. Noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) has emerged as the diagnostic
study of choice in the evaluation of acute flank pain. Recent in vitro studies have suggested …

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the capability of noninvasive, simultaneous dual-energy
(DE) multidetector computed tomography (CT) to improve characterization of human renal …

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether stone attenuation and the skin-to-stone distance (SSD)
can predict for stone fragmentation by SWL independently. Identifying the factors predictive …

Kidney abnormality is one of the major concerns in modern society, and it affects millions of
people around the world. To diagnose different abnormalities in human kidneys, a narrow …

Urolithiasis is a universal problem that has become increasingly prevalent in the United
States and has a high rate of recurrence. Imaging of urolithiasis has evolved over the years …