Improving radiologists' diagnostic accuracy for lymphovascular invasion in colorectal cancer: insights from a multicenter CT-based study.

Background: The current standard of subjective assessment by radiologists for lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in colorectal cancer (CRC) using CT images often falls short in diagnostic accuracy. This study introduces an advanced CT-based prediction model aimed at providing support for radiologists' as...

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Publicado en:Abdominal Radiology Vol. 50; no. 10; pp. 4541 - 4553
Autores principales: Diao, Wenjun, Hou, Kaiqi, Chen, Xiaobo, Han, Chaokang, Li, Suyun, Wang, Zhishan, Xu, Ruxin, Liao, Jiayi, Yang, Liuyang, Gu, Ruozhen, Zhang, Ge, Liu, Zaiyi, Huang, Yanqi
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2025
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          Diao, Wenjun
          Hou, Kaiqi
          Chen, Xiaobo
          Han, Chaokang
          Li, Suyun
          Wang, Zhishan
          Xu, Ruxin
          Liao, Jiayi
          Yang, Liuyang
          Gu, Ruozhen
          Zhang, Ge
          Liu, Zaiyi
          Huang, Yanqi
        affil: https://ror.org/01vjw4z39 Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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      ab: Background: The current standard of subjective assessment by radiologists for lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in colorectal cancer (CRC) using CT images often falls short in diagnostic accuracy. This study introduces an advanced CT-based prediction model aimed at providing support for radiologists' assessment to accurately diagnose LVI. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 1409 patients with pathologically confirmed CRC from four institutions. Radiomics features were extracted from tumor areas on CT images, and Deep Residual Shrinkage Networks with Channel-wise Thresholds (DRSN-CW) algorithm was utilized to build prediction model. We assessed the model's impact on enhancing radiologists' diagnostic performance and employed Shapley Additive Explanation (SHAP) to interpret the influence of key features on predictions. Results: The prediction model achieved strong prediction performance with AUCs of 0.896 (95% CI: 0.866–0.923), 0.849 (0.782–0.908), 0.845 (0.782–0.901) and 0.799 (0.709–0.881) in the training and validation cohorts. Crucially, when informed by the model, radiologists demonstrated a significant improvement in diagnosing LVI. SHAP analysis provided detailed insights into the model's decision-making process, enhancing its clinical relevance. We also observed that patients predicted to be LVI-negative by the model had significantly longer overall survival (OS) compared to those LVI-positive (training cohort, p = 0.012; internal validation cohort, p = 0.046). Conclusions: This study introduces a CT-based prediction model that significantly enhances radiologists' ability to accurately diagnose LVI in CRC. By improving diagnostic accuracy and demonstrating the association between LVI predictions and OS, the model provides a valuable tool for clinical decision-making, with the potential to improve patient outcomes.
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