Published online May 21, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i19.2888
Peer-review started: February 16, 2023
First decision: March 24, 2023
Revised: April 7, 2023
Accepted: April 25, 2023
Article in press: April 25, 2023
Published online: May 21, 2023
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Core Tip: Stratifying colorectal cancer patients with high-risk disease and the evaluation of the overall chemotherapy benefit are a clinical challenge. Radiomics through radiological images analysis using automated computer-based techniques allows the extraction of quantitative features from radiological images, mainly invisible to the naked eye, that can be further analyzed by artificial intelligence algorithms. Several efforts have been made to develop radiomics signatures for colorectal cancer patient using computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography/CT, in particular to understand tumor biology, to develop imaging biomarkers for diagnosis, staging, and prognosis, to predict treatment response and to monitor disease.
