CAN WE IMPROVE THE PREDICTION OF STONE-FREE STATUS AFTER EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR URETERAL STONES? A NEURAL NETWORK OR A STATISTICAL MODEL?

Abstract

ANN and LR could predict adequately those who would be stone-free after ESWL for ureteral stones. The neural network has a higher ability to predict those who fail to respond to ESWL.