Hydronephrosis

Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1111/bju.16159
ObjectiveTo predict the risk of renal obstruction on diuretic renography using routine reported ultrasonography findings
AI ApproachRandom Forest Model (multi-class classification)
Data Source(s)Internal: 304 patients (The Hospital for Sick Children)
Validation: 64 patients (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
Model InputAge, Sex, Kidney laterality, Kidney length, Anteroposterior diameter, SFU grade
Model OutcomeT1/2 time on diuretic renogram (<20 min, 20-60 min, >60 min)
Model MetricsMulti-class AUROC = 0.75
Binary AUROC (>20 min) = 0.84
Model Usabilityhttps://sickkidsurology.shinyapps.io/AERO/
AI = Artificial Intelligence, AUROC = Area-under-the-receiver-operator-characteristic, T 1/2 = Time for 1/2 drainage on diuretic renogram, SFU = Society for Fetal Urology

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