The increasing use of kidneys from elderly donors raises concerns due to age-related nephron loss. Combined with nephrectomy, this loss of nephrons markedly increases the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of preoperative kidney cortex volume in predicting the loss of kidney function in elderly donors, by developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model for precise kidney volume measurement and applying it to living kidney donors.
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