{"id":156362,"date":"2026-11-04T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362//?p=156362"},"modified":"2026-11-05T10:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T15:45:25","slug":"ucf-researchers-developing-ai-model-to-help-physicians-improve-kidney-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362//ucf-researchers-developing-ai-model-to-help-physicians-improve-kidney-care/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Researchers Developing AI Model to Help Physicians Improve Kidney Care"},"content":{"rendered":"
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hen imaging reveals an abnormality in a kidney /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362/u2014 such as cancer or a stone /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362/u2014 patients and their physicians face a critical decision about what to do next: Wait? Do an invasive procedure? Or run more tests?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362/n

A new UCF research project combines artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision and clinical expertise to help physicians make that decision with greater confidence and efficiency./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362/n

The project, called Kidney-VLM, is supported by a one-year $974,681 grant from the Florida Department of Health/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362/u2019s Florida Cancer Innovation Fund and is led by Pegah Khosravi, a medical AI expert and College of Medicine associate professor with a joint appointment at UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362/u2019s College of Engineering and Computer Science./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/156362/n