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Artificial intelligence in genitourinary pathology.

Ankush U Patel¹, Anil V Parwani¹, Swati Satturwar¹

¹The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.

|December 12, 2025

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Artificial intelligence (AI) in genitourinary (GU) pathology offers significant time savings and ROI. AI algorithms match expert accuracy for cancer detection and grading, with frameworks provided for safe implementation.

Keywords:

Gleason grading ORCHESTRATE framework ROI pathology VALIDATED framework artificial intelligence bladder cancer computational pathology diagnostic orchestrator digital transformation foundation models genitourinary pathology prostate cancer renal cancer

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Area of Science:

Digital pathology
Computational pathology
Genitourinary (GU) pathology

Background:

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a proven tool in genitourinary (GU) pathology, demonstrating significant time savings and financial returns.
Current AI algorithms achieve expert-level accuracy in detecting, grading, and prognosing cancers across prostate, bladder, renal, and testicular systems.
Foundation models trained on extensive whole-slide image datasets now perform comparably to specialized organ-specific AI tools.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide practical guidance for the safe and effective adoption of AI in GU pathology.
To present two roadmaps, VALIDATED and ORCHESTRATE, derived from real-world deployments and pilot studies.
To address the lack of universally codified regulatory thresholds and detailed implementation guidelines for AI in pathology.

Main Methods:

Distillation of insights from real-world AI deployments and pilot studies in GU pathology.
Development of the nine-step VALIDATED framework for AI governance and safety oversight.
Creation of the 11-principle ORCHESTRATE blueprint for day-to-day AI implementation.

Main Results:

AI adoption can lead to up to 65% time savings and multi-million-dollar returns on investment.
AI algorithms demonstrate equal or superior accuracy to expert pathologists in cancer detection, grading, and prognostication.
By 2030, AI is projected to automate approximately 80% of routine quantification tasks, aiding in workforce shortages and reducing variability.

Conclusions:

Successful AI adoption in GU pathology requires robust governance and practical implementation strategies.
The VALIDATED-ORCHESTRATE pathway enables institutions to achieve efficiency gains, diagnostic excellence, and positive ROI within five years.
AI integration is poised to transform GU pathology by automating tasks and empowering pathologists as diagnostic orchestrators.