Quantitative dual-energy computed tomography parameters as imaging biomarkers for assessing the histopathologic grade of colorectal cancer
Tiantian Ma, Jianhua Liu, Meng Wu, Haijia Yu, Siwen Liu, Lihua Gao · 2026
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Tiantian Ma and co-authors test whether a special kind of CT scan can grade bowel cancer before surgery, in a 2026 study. How far a tumor has changed from normal tissue — its grade — helps doctors plan care and judge outlook. At present, grade is set by lab checks on tissue taken from the body.
The team scanned 117 patients with bowel cancer using dual-energy CT before their operations. They split the group into low-grade and high-grade cases based on lab results. Then they compared scan measures, such as tissue density and iodine uptake, between the two groups. If scan numbers track grade well, doctors could plan surgery and follow-up with less guesswork.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tiantian Ma, Jianhua Liu, Meng Wu, Haijia Yu, Siwen Liu, Lihua Gao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |