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Diagnostic accuracy of AI-augmented renal ultrasound for degenerative kidney disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Paper A Peer reviewed Meta-analysis or large trial

Key takeaways

This review looked at 18 studies and found AI added to kidney ultrasound correctly identified degenerative kidney disease in most cases — about 85% accurate for detecting scarring and 78% accurate for staging disease severity. The AI tools were tested on images from real patients, but no study yet shows this improves patient outcomes. A large randomized trial is needed to prove it helps people keep their kidneys longer.

Who did this work

Elhaie M (School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.) · Koozari A (School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.) · Nasab AS (School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.) · Dehaghi FT (School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-09-11
https://doi.org/10.1080/20565623.2026.2730711