Preoperative prediction of clinical and pathological stages for patients with esophageal cancer using PET/CT radiomics

ConclusionsAccurate prediction ability was observed with combined PET and CT radiomics in the prediction of T stage, LNM, and pstage for EC patients.Critical relevance statementPET/CT radiomics is feasible and promising to stratify stages for esophageal cancer preoperatively.Key points• PET-CT radiomics achieved the best performance for Node and pathological stage prediction.• CT radiomics achieved the best AUC for T stage prediction.• PET-CT radiomics is feasible and promising to stratify stages for EC preoperatively.Graphical Abstract
Source: Insights into Imaging - Category: Radiology Source Type: research