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. 2026 Sep 1;16(17):2810. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics16172810
AI Artificial intelligence
AUC Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve
BC Bladder cancer
BCG Bacillus Calmette–Guérin
BPH Benign prostatic hyperplasia
BTA Bladder tumor antigen
cfDNA Cell-free DNA
CIS Carcinoma in situ
CKD Chronic kidney disease
CNA Copy-number alteration
ctDNA Circulating tumor DNA
DRE Digital rectal examination
EVs Extracellular vesicles
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FISH Fluorescence in situ hybridization
GG Grade Group
HG High-grade
LG Low-grade
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
mpMRI Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging
MPS Michigan Prostate Score/MyProstateScore
MPS2 MyProstateScore 2.0
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
MRD Molecular residual disease
NMIBC Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
NPV Negative predictive value
PC Prostate cancer
PCA3 Prostate cancer antigen 3
PI-RADS Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System
PSA Prostate-specific antigen
QALY Quality-adjusted life year
RCC Renal cell carcinoma
SNV Single-nucleotide variant
TDM Treatment-decision monitoring
TURBT Transurethral resection of bladder tumor
UTI Urinary tract infection
UTUC Upper-tract urothelial carcinoma
VHL von Hippel–Lindau