Can physician gestalt predict survival in patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma?

Linda M PakMithat GonenKenneth SeierVinod P BalachandranMichael I D'AngelicaWilliam R JarnaginT Peter KinghamPeter J AllenRichard K G DoAmber L Simpson

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2019)

This pilot study demonstrated significant promise in the quantification of physician gestalt. While PDAC remains a difficult disease to prognosticate, physicians, particularly those with more clinical experience and radiologic expertise, are able to perform with higher accuracy than existing nomograms in predicting 2-year survival.

Keyphrases

primary care
emergency department
big data
squamous cell carcinoma
locally advanced
radiation therapy
rectal cancer