Artificial intelligence predicts lymph node metastasis or risk of lymph node metastasis in T1 colorectal cancer.

Journal: International journal of clinical oncology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The treatment strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC) must ensure a radical cure of cancer and prevent over/under treatment. Biopsy specimens used for the definitive diagnosis of T1 CRC were analyzed using artificial intelligence (AI) to construct a risk index for lymph node metastasis.

Authors

  • Kenta Kasahara
    Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kenji Katsumata
  • Akira Saito
    Division of Life Science and Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Denki University (TDU), Ishizaka, Hatoyama-Machi, Hiki-Gun, Saitama, 350-0394, Japan.
  • Tetsuo Ishizaki
  • Masanobu Enomoto
  • Junichi Mazaki
  • Tomoya Tago
    Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yuichi Nagakawa
  • Jun Matsubayashi
    Department of Anatomic Pathology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
  • Toshitaka Nagao
    Department of Anatomic Pathology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
  • Hiroshi Hirano
    Diagnostic Pathology Division, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, 1163 Tatemachi, Hachioji-shi, 193-0998, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Masahiko Kuroda
  • Akihiko Tsuchida