Artificial Intelligence in Endourology: Maximizing the Promise Through Consideration of the Principles of Diffusion of Innovation Theory.

Diffusion of Innovation Theory explains how ideas or products gain momentum and diffuse (or spread) through specific populations or social systems over time. The theory analyzes primary influencers of the spread of new ideas, including the innovation itself, communication channels, time, and social systems. The current study reviewed published medical literature to identify studies and applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in endourology and used E.