Diagnostic accuracy and reliability of CT-based Node-RADS for colon cancer.

Jakob LeonhardiMatthias MehdornSigmar StelznerUwe ScheuermannAnne-Kathrin HöhnDaniel SeehoferBenedikt SchnarkowskiTimm DeneckeHans-Jonas Meyer

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2024)

Node-RADS score derived from staging CT shows only limited diagnostic accuracy to correctly predict nodal positivity in colon cancer. The interreader variability seems to be high and should question the clinical translation for this tumour entity.

Keyphrases

lymph node
image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
pet ct