Health Imaging February 12, 2025
Artificial intelligence could improve the detection of colorectal cancer on routine abdominopelvic CT scans, according to new research.
Rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) are on the rise, most notably in younger adults, who have seen CRC diagnoses double over the last decade. A myriad of diagnostic exams, including colonoscopy, blood and stool tests and, in recent years, CT scans, are used to diagnose CRC.
While CT of the abdomen and pelvis provide patients with a noninvasive alternative to colonoscopy, the exams are not yet widely utilized for the purpose of spotting CRC. This could help to explain why radiologists are prone to missing some CRCs on routine abdominal CT scans. Experts involved in a new study believe artificial...
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