Prenatal hydronephrosis: Bridging pre‐and postnatal management

M Rickard, J Dos Santos, J Keunen… - Prenatal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urinary tract dilation (UTD), including hydronephrosis (HN) is the most common prenatally
detected anomaly and affects up to 1%–2% of pregnancies. Postnatally, it resolves without …

The silent trial-the bridge between bench-to-bedside clinical AI applications

JCC Kwong, L Erdman, A Khondker, M Skreta… - Frontiers in digital …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As more artificial intelligence (AI) applications are integrated into healthcare, there is an
urgent need for standardization and quality-control measures to ensure a safe and …

Standardized reporting of machine learning applications in urology: the STREAM-URO framework

JCC Kwong, LC McLoughlin, M Haider… - European Urology …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past 5 years, there has been widespread interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and its
potential applications in medicine. Novel applications of machine learning (ML) and deep …

Predictive accuracy of prenatal ultrasound findings for lower urinary tract obstruction: a systematic review and Bayesian meta‐analysis

DT Keefe, JK Kim, E Mackay, M Chua… - Prenatal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) is a rare but critical fetal diagnosis.
Different ultrasound markers have been reported with varying sensitivity and specificity …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial intelligence tools in pediatric urology: a comprehensive review of recent advances

AT Chowdhury, A Salam, M Naznine, D Abdalla… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) is providing novel answers to long-standing clinical problems, and
it is quickly changing pediatric urology. This thorough analysis focuses on current …

A machine learning-based approach for quantitative grading of vesicoureteral reflux from voiding cystourethrograms: Methods and proof of concept

A Khondker, JCC Kwong, M Rickard, M Skreta… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction The objectivity of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) grading has come into question for
low inter-rater reliability. Using quantitative image features to aid in VUR grading may make …

When the model trains you: induced belief revision and its implications on artificial intelligence research and patient care—a case study on predicting obstructive …

JCC Kwong, DD Nguyen, A Khondker, JK Kim… - NEJM AI, 2024 - ai.nejm.org
Exposure to research data and artificial intelligence (AI) model predictions may lead to many
sources of bias in clinical decision-making and model evaluation. These include anchoring …

Evaluation of pediatric hydronephrosis using deep learning quantification of fluid-to-kidney-area ratio by ultrasonography

Y Lin, PL Khong, Z Zou, P Cao - Abdominal Radiology, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Hydronephrosis is the dilation of the pelvicalyceal system due to the urine flow
obstruction in one or both kidneys. Conventionally, renal pelvis anterior–posterior diameter …

The Hydronephrosis Severity Index guides paediatric antenatal hydronephrosis management based on artificial intelligence applied to ultrasound images alone

L Erdman, M Rickard, E Drysdale, M Skreta, SB Hua… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Antenatal hydronephrosis (HN) impacts up to 5% of pregnancies and requires close,
frequent follow-up monitoring to determine who may benefit from surgical intervention. To …

Predicting obstruction risk using common ultrasonography parameters in paediatric hydronephrosis with machine learning

A Khondker, JCC Kwong, M Chancy… - BJU …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To sensitively predict the risk of renal obstruction on diuretic renography using
routine reported ultrasonography (US) findings, coupled with machine learning approaches …