Comparison of hypospadias phenotype pixel segmentation to GMS score.

Hypospadias phenotype assessment determines if the anatomy is favorable for reconstruction. Glans-Urethral Meatus-Shaft (GMS) has been adopted in an effort to standardize hypospadias classification. While extremely subjective, GMS has been widely used to classify the severity of the phenotype to predict surgical outcomes. The use of digital image analysis has proven to be feasible and prior efforts by our team have demonstrated that machine learning algorithms can emulate an expert ’s assessment of the phenotype.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research