CT-based Node-RADS for standardized evaluation of lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer and its clinicopathological correlates.
BACKGROUND Lymph node metastasis identification has important clinical implications for treatment decision-making in rectal cancer (RC). To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the CT-based Node Reporting and Data System 1.0 (Node-RADS) for lymph node metastasis risk in treatment-naive RC patients, and to investigate...