| Title: | The use of machine learning in the diagnosis of kidney allograft rejection : current knowledge and applications |
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| Authors: | ID Belčič Mikič, Tanja (Author)
ID Arnol, Miha (Author) |
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| Files: |  PDF - Presentation file, download (736,04 KB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.02 - Review Article |
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| Organization: |  UKC LJ - Ljubljana University Medical Centre
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| Abstract: | Abstract: Kidney allograft rejection is one of the main limitations to long-term kidney transplant survival. The diagnostic gold standard for detecting rejection is a kidney biopsy, an invasive procedure that can often give imprecise results due to complex diagnostic criteria and high interobserver variability. In recent years, several additional diagnostic approaches to rejection have been investigated, some of them with the aid of machine learning (ML). In this review, we addressed studies that investigated the detection of kidney allograft rejection over the last decade using various ML algorithms. Various ML techniques were used in three main categories: (a) histopathologic assessment of kidney tissue with the aim to improve the diagnostic accuracy of a kidney biopsy, (b) assessment of gene expression in rejected kidney tissue or peripheral blood and the development of diagnostic classifiers based on these data, (c) radiologic assessment of kidney tissue using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and the construction of a computer-aided diagnostic system. In histopathology, ML algorithms could serve as a support to the pathologist to avoid misclassifications and overcome interobserver variability. Diagnostic platforms based on biopsy-based transcripts serve as a supplement to a kidney biopsy, especially in cases where histopathologic diagnosis is inconclusive. ML models based on radiologic evaluation or gene signature in peripheral blood may be useful in cases where kidney biopsy is contraindicated in addition to other non-invasive biomarkers. The implementation of ML-based diagnostic methods is usually slow and undertaken with caution considering ethical and legal issues. In summary, the approach to the diagnosis of rejection should be individualized and based on all available diagnostic tools (including ML-based), leaving the responsibility for over- and under-treatment in the hands of the clinician. |
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| Keywords: | kidney transplantation, rejection, diagnosis, machine learning, kidney biopsy |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | str. [1]-20 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 14, issue 22, [article no.] 2482 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-24580  |
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| UDC: | 616.61 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2075-4418 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/diagnostics14222482 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 218296579 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 9. 12. 2024;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 08.12.2025 |
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