
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a key determinant of adverse health outcomes in major non-communicable diseases [1]. CKD is a global health issue, with a prevalence of approximately 13.4% [2]. In China, the adult CKD prevalence was reported to be 10.8% in 2012, and although it decreased to 8.2% in 2018,...

This retrospective study aimed to assess the potential of radiomic features extracted from dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) images, combined with machine learning algorithms, for the noninvasive prediction of microvessel density (MVD) in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). We manually segmented...

Prostate cancer has represented one of the most common malignancies, while the worldwide number of disease-related mortality (e.g. 307,500 estimated in 2012 [1], 396,762 reported in 2022 [2]) is likely increasing considerably. Radical prostatectomy for localized or locally advanced prostate...

Urolithiasis is a global disease with high incidence and recurrence rates. The main components of stones include uric acid, cystine, calcium oxalate, etc., with uric acid stones accounting for 10–15% of all urolithiasis cases [1, 2–3]. Knowing the stone composition before treatment is clinically...