Evaluation of colon cancer prognostic factors by CT and MRI: an up-to-date review

• Published in: Abdominal imaging Vol. 49; no. 11; pp. 4003 - 4015
• Main Authors: Guimarães, Ruggeri B., Pacheco, Eduardo O., Ueda, Serli N., Tiferes, Dario A., Mazzucato, Fernanda L., Talans, Aley, Torres, Ulysses S., D’Ippolito, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.11.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Colon; Colon cancer; Colonic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Colonic Neoplasms - pathology; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal carcinoma; Computed tomography; Diagnostic systems; Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Humans; Imaging; Imaging techniques; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic Metastasis - diagnostic imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Medical prognosis; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metastases; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; Patients; Prognosis; Public health; Radiology; Rectum; Special Section: Editor’s Invite; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; CT; Colon cancer; MRI; Prognostic

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant global health concern. Prognostication of CRC traditionally relies on the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM staging classifications, yet clinical outcomes often vary independently of stage. Despite...