Diagnostic performance of Node Reporting and Data System (Node-RADS) for regional lymph node staging of gastric cancer by CT.

Florian N LochKatharina BeyerMartin E KreisCarsten KamphuesWael RayyaChristian SchineisJanosch JahnMoritz TronserFabian H J ElsholtzBernd HammRolf Reiter

Published in: European radiology (2023)

• Assessment of lymph nodes in gastric cancer is still limited, and there is a lack of consensus on radiological evaluation. • Node-RADS in gastric cancer improves overall diagnostic performance compared to individual criteria including short-axis diameter. • Node-RADS may be a suitable tool for structured reporting of regional lymph nodes in gastric cancer.

Keyphrases

lymph node
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
adverse drug
squamous cell carcinoma
emergency department
early stage
contrast enhanced ultrasound