Application and Progress of Texture Analysis in the Therapeutic Effect Prediction and Prognosis of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Colorectal Cancer.

Author: Guo-Rong WANG ¹ ; Zhi-Wei WANG ¹ ; Zheng-Yu JIN ¹
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1. Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Chemoradiotherapy; Colorectal Neoplasms; diagnosis; pathology; therapy; Female; Humans; Male; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis
From: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2019;34(1):45-50
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors, and the morbidity and mortality are increasing gradually over the last years in China. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) is currently applied to the treatment of colorectal cancer patients, and it is helpful to improve the prognosis. The sensitivity of patients to nCRT is different due to individual differences. Predicting the therapeutic effect of nCRT is of great importance for the further treatment methods. Texture analysis, as an image post-processing technique, has been more and more utilized in the field of oncologic imaging. This article reviews the application and progress of texture analysis in the therapeutic effect prediction and prognosis of nCRT for colorectal cancer.