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Pathophysiology of COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury
Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2021 Although respiratory failure and hypoxaemia are the main manifestations of COVID-19, kidney involvement is also common. Available evidence supports a number of potential pathophysiological pathways through which acute kidney injury (AKI) can develop in ...
M. Legrand +6 more
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Leveraging Clinical Characteristics for Improved Deep Learning-Based Kidney Tumor Segmentation on CT [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 This paper assesses whether using clinical characteristics in addition to imaging can improve automated segmentation of kidney cancer on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT). A total of 300 kidney cancer patients with contrast-enhanced CT scans and clinical characteristics were included.
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Kidney and Kidney Tumour Segmentation in CT Images [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Automatic segmentation of kidney and kidney tumour in Computed Tomography (CT) images is essential, as it uses less time as compared to the current gold standard of manual segmentation. However, many hospitals are still reliant on manual study and segmentation of CT images by medical practitioners because of its higher accuracy.
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American Journal of Transplantation, 2016 Kidney transplant provides significant survival, cost, and quality-of-life benefits over dialysis in patients with end-stage kidney disease, but the number of kidney transplant candidates on the waiting list continues to grow annually. By the end of 2014, nearly 100,000 adult candidates and 1500 pediatric candidates were waiting for kidney transplant ...
A, Hart +10 more
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the United States.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2007 CONTEXT The prevalence and incidence of kidney failure treated by dialysis and transplantation in the United States have increased from 1988 to 2004.
J. Coresh +7 more
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Kidney International, 2005 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem, with adverse outcomes of kidney failure, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and premature death.
A. Levey +9 more
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Boundary-Aware Network for Kidney Parsing [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Kidney structures segmentation is a crucial yet challenging task in the computer-aided diagnosis of surgery-based renal cancer. Although numerous deep learning models have achieved remarkable success in many medical image segmentation tasks, accurate segmentation of kidney structures on computed tomography angiography (CTA) images remains challenging ...
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Decapsulation of the Kidney [PDF]
The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, 1904 n ...
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Global Epidemiology of End-Stage Kidney Disease and Disparities in Kidney Replacement Therapy
American Journal of Nephrology, 2021 Background: The global epidemiology of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) reflects each nation’s unique genetic, environmental, lifestyle, and sociodemographic characteristics.
J. Thurlow +6 more
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Blockchain-Powered Supply Chain Management for Kidney Organ Preservation [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Due to the shortage of available kidney organs for transplants, handling every donor kidney with utmost care is crucial to preserve the organ's health, especially during the organ supply chain where kidneys are prone to deterioration during transportation.
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