Ultrasound imaging is a key investigatory step in the evaluation of chronic kidney disease
and kidney transplantation. It uses nonionizing radiation, is noninvasive, and generates real …

Vision-based tracking of tissue is a key component to enable augmented reality during a
surgical operation. Conventional tracking techniques in computer vision rely on identifying …

Kidney transplantation is the best therapeutic option for patients with end-stage kidney
disease. However, the long-term survival of kidney transplants still remains relatively poor …

Background Long-term outcomes after acute kidney injury (AKI) include incremental loss of
function and progression towards chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, the pathogenesis …

Background The objective of this study was to perform a pre‐clinical remote telesurgery trial
of a da Vinci® telesurgery prototype on a surgical‐grade virtual private network. Methods A …

Renal repair begins soon after the kidney suffers ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI); however,
its molecular pathways are not fully understood. Clusterin (Clu) is a chaperone protein with …

Prevention of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a challenge in clinical care of the patients
with kidney transplants or acute kidney injury, and understanding of the intrinsic …

A fast and accurate fusion of intra-operative images with a pre-operative data is a key
component of computer-aided interventions which aim at improving the outcomes of the …

Background In the general population, high serum uric acid concentration is a risk factor for
gout. It is unknown whether donating a kidney increases a living donor's risk of gout as …

Background. Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) largely contributes to kidney transplant
dysfunction and acute kidney injury, but its pathogenesis is not fully understood. In this …