Validation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Diagnostic Criteria for Lateral Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer: A Multicenter Prospective Study.
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A comparison of the diagnostic ability of 1-mm computed tomography and 3-mm magnetic resonance imaging for detecting lateral pelvic lymph node metastases from rectal cancer.
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Upfront surgery, neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, or neoadjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer with lateral lymph node metastasis: A multicenter MRI and lateral lymph node dissection study.
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Identification of lateral pelvic nodes without metastasis in patients with rectal cancer treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy or chemotherapy based on magnetic resonance imaging.
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Risk factors and development of machine learning diagnostic models for lateral lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer: multicentre study.
Kasai S, Shiomi A, Shimizu H, Aoba M, Kinugasa Y, Miura T, Uehara K, Watanabe J, Kawai K, Ajioka Y. BJS Open 2024; 8(4): zrae073 Link to PubMed
Efficacy of lateral lymph node dissection for local control of rectal cancer: A multicenter study.
Tanaka Y, Hino H, Shiomi A, Uehara K, Watanabe J, Nishikawa T, Ueno H, Kinugasa Y, Kawai K, Ajioka Y. Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2024; 8(4): 631-638 Link to PubMed
Development of a diagnostic artificial intelligence tool for lateral lymph node metastasis in advanced rectal cancer.
Ozaki K, Kurose Y, Kawai K, Kobayashi H, Itabashi M, Hashiguchi Y, Miura T, Shiomi A, Harada T, Ajioka Y. Dis Colon Rectum 2023 Jun, Online ahead of print Link to PubMed
Optimal diagnostic criteria for lateral lymph node dissection using magnetic resonance imaging: a multicenter prospective study.
Kawai K, Shiomi A, Miura T, Uehara K, Watanabe J, Kazama S, Ueno H, Sakamoto K, Kinugasa Y, Takahashi K, Hida K, Hamada M, Ishihara S, Sugihara K. ANZ J Surg 2023; 93(1-2): 206-213 Link to PubMed