Multi-institutional Validation of Improved Vesicoureteral Reflux Assessment With Simple and Machine Learning Approaches.
Adree KhondkerJethro C C KwongPriyank YadavJustin Y H ChanAnuradha SinghMarta SkretaLauren ErdmanDaniel T KeefeKatherine FischerGregory TasianJessica H HannickFrank PapanikolaouBenjamin J CooperChristopher S CooperMandy RickardArmando J LorenzoPublished in: The Journal of urology (2022)
In a large pediatric population from multiple institutions, we show that machine learning-based assessment for vesicoureteral reflux improves reliability compared to current grading methods. qVUR is generalizable and robust with similar accuracy to clinicians but the added prognostic value of quantitative measures warrants further study.