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The study variables included clinical characteristics, ultrasound parameters, and serological markers. Five machine learning models were developed to predict postoperative stenosis after the Rex shunt procedure at different follow\u2010up periods, with performance evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the temporal validation cohort, the optimal Logistic regression model integrating ultrasound parameters and serological markers achieved AUROCs of 0.61 (95% CI: 0.38\u20130.84) at 1\u2009month, 0.67 (95% CI: 0.45\u20130.90) at 3\u2009months, and 0.82 (95% CI: 0.67\u20130.98) at 6\u2009months for predicting stenosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A model combining serological markers and ultrasound parameters serves as a promising exploratory prototype for predicting Rex shunt stenosis in children with EHPVO, pending further independent multicenter validation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jcu.70440","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,15]],"date-time":"2026-10-15T04:24:52Z","timestamp":1792038292000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A Machine Learning Model Based on Ultrasound and Serological Markers for Predicting Postoperative Stenosis of Rex Shunt Procedure in Children With Extrahepatic Portal Venous Obstruction"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"given":"Xiangxiang","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ultrasound Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health  Guangzhou China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haiyu","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ultrasound Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health  Guangzhou China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Boyang","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ultrasound Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health  Guangzhou China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Biqin","family":"Fu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ultrasound Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital  Dongguan China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8107-3492","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hongying","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ultrasound Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health  Guangzhou China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-6415-3257","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mingle","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ultrasound Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health  Guangzhou China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,14]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"5","DOI":"10.1023\/A:1010933404324","article-title":"Random Forests","volume":"45","author":"Breiman L.","year":"2001","journal-title":"Machine Learning"},{"issue":"5","key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1032","DOI":"10.2214\/AJR.11.7963","article-title":"Pre\u2010 and Postoperative Imaging of the Rex Shunt in Children: What Radiologists Should Know","volume":"198","author":"Cardenas A. 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