Predicting response to chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer via visual morphologic assessment and staging on baseline MRI: a multicenter and multireader study.
Najim El KhababiRegina G H Beets-TanRenaud TissierMax J LahayeMonique MaasLuís Curvo-SemedoRaphaëla C DresenStephanie NougaretGeerard L BeetsDoenja M J Lambregtsnull nullPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2023)
Visual morphologic assessment and staging methods can predict neoadjuvant treatment response with moderate-good performance. Compared to a previously published confidence-based scoring system, study readers preferred a simplified 4-point risk score based on high-risk T-stage, MRF involvement, nodal involvement, and EMVI.