Medical Imaging in Colorectal Cancer

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 2022

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Dear Colleagues,

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the top three most widespread cancers worldwide. The outcomes of numerous research works displayed that the exact precise categorization of medical images could efficiently resolve the advancement of colorectal cancer. The primary goals of this Special Issue are to emphasize the role of medical imaging in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer, describe the state of the art in imaging of colorectal cancer and review imaging modalities used to assess colorectal cancer.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

(1) Clinicopathological studies of colorectal cancer;

(2) Molecular diagnosis and genetic studies of colorectal cancer;

(3) Diagnosis imaging for colorectal cancer;

(4) Radiotherapy for colorectal cancer;

(5) Prognostic assessment for treatment of colorectal cancer.

Dr. Sean Ramcharan
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • colorectal cancer
  • neuropathology
  • imaging
  • radiotherapy

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Imaging Considerations before and after Liver-Directed Locoregional Treatments for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
by David-Dimitris Chlorogiannis, Amgad M. Moussa, Ken Zhao, Erica S. Alexander, Constantinos T. Sofocleous and Vlasios S. Sotirchos
Diagnostics 2024, 14(7), 772; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14070772 - 5 Apr 2024
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Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death. Liver metastases will develop in over one-third of patients with colorectal cancer and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Even though surgical resection has been considered the mainstay of treatment, only approximately [...] Read more.
Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death. Liver metastases will develop in over one-third of patients with colorectal cancer and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Even though surgical resection has been considered the mainstay of treatment, only approximately 20% of the patients are surgical candidates. Liver-directed locoregional therapies such as thermal ablation, Yttrium-90 transarterial radioembolization, and stereotactic body radiation therapy are pivotal in managing colorectal liver metastatic disease. Comprehensive pre- and post-intervention imaging, encompassing both anatomic and metabolic assessments, is invaluable for precise treatment planning, staging, treatment response assessment, and the prompt identification of local or distant tumor progression. This review outlines the value of imaging for colorectal liver metastatic disease and offers insights into imaging follow-up after locoregional liver-directed therapy. Full article
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