Ultrasound (US) allows the non-invasive evaluation of morphological changes of kidney
structure (by means of B-Mode) and patterns of renal and extrarenal vascularization (by …

Biomaterials and pertaining formulations have been very successful in various diagnostic
and therapeutic applications because of its ability to overcome pharmacological limitations …

It remains challenging to automatically segment kidneys in clinical ultrasound (US) images
due to the kidneys' varied shapes and image intensity distributions, although semi-automatic …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) includes all clinical features and complications during the
progression of various kidney conditions towards end-stage renal disease (ESRD). These …

Owing to the increasing prevalence of diabetic mellitus, diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is
presently the leading cause of chronic kidney disease and end‐stage renal disease …

Purpose Total kidney volume (TKV) is the most important imaging biomarker for quantifying
the severity of autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). 3D ultrasound (US) …

The development of formulas estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) from serum
creatinine and cystatin C and accounting for certain variables affecting the production rate of …

Rationale and Objectives Interstitial fibrosis, common to most chronic kidney diseases, can
potentially affect the speckle patterns of kidney ultrasound (US). Here we use Radiomics …

目的: 比较肾阻力指数(RRI), 血浆中性粒细胞明胶酶相关脂蛋白(pNGAL) 及血浆前脑啡肽(
pPENK) 对于脓毒症患者发生急性肾损伤(AKI) 的早期预测价值, 发现对脓毒症患者AKI …

Classification of ultrasound (US) kidney images for diagnosis of congenital abnormalities of
the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in children is a challenging task. It is desirable to …