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ReviewThe Canadian journal of urology2026

Artificial intelligence in urological malignancy diagnosis and prognosis: current status and future prospects.

Mingwei Zhan, Zhaokai Zhou, Jianpeng Zhang, Xin Wang, Canxuan Li, Bochen Pan, Zhanyang Luo, Wenjie Shi, Yongjie Wang, Minglun Li and 3 more

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Review in The Canadian journal of urology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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13 authors.

Mingwei Zhan *Department of Urology, Hangzhou TCM Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, China.
Zhaokai Zhou *Department of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jianpeng Zhang *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xin WangDepartment of Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Canxuan LiDepartment of Urology, Shenshan Medical Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shanwei, China.
Bochen PanDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Zhanyang LuoDepartment of Pharmacy, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China.
Wenjie ShiMolecular and Experimental Surgery, Clinic for Visceral, General, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, University Medicine Magdeburg, Otto-von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Yongjie WangProteomics and Cancer Cell Signaling Group, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Minglun LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Lueneburg Hospital, Lueneburg, Germany.
Weizhuo WangDepartment of Urology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Run ShiDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jingyu ZhuDepartment of Urology, Hangzhou TCM Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, China.

Funding

General Program of the Scientific Research Special Project WKZX2024CX104202Hangzhou Key Project for Agricultural and Social Development 20231203A12
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the diagnostic landscape of malignant tumors in the urinary system, including prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and renal cell carcinoma (RCC). By integrating imaging, pathology, and molecular data, AI enhances the precision and reproducibility of tumor detection, grading, and risk stratification. In prostate cancer, AI-assisted multiparametric Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and digital pathology systems improve lesion localization and Gleason scoring. For bladder cancer, deep learning-based cystoscopy and radiomics models from Computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (CT/MRI) enable real-time lesion segmentation and non-invasive biomarker prediction, such as Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression. In RCC, AI, combined with CT/MRI and multi-omics data, aids in subtype classification and prognostic prediction, supporting personalized therapy. However, despite these promising advances, challenges such as data standardization, model generalizability, interpretability, and regulatory compliance hinder AI's clinical translation. This review outlines the current state of AI in urological cancer diagnosis and prognosis, its technological innovations, and the clinical challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

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Artificial IntelligenceCarcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsProstatic NeoplasmsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsUrologic NeoplasmsForecastingHumansMalePrognosisRadiomicsArtificial intelligencebladder cancermultimodal AIprostate cancerrenal cell carcinomaurologic cancers

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