Esophageal Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Gold Standard:Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
surgical or biopsy pathology
For those in whom the gold standard could not be obtained for various reasons, the absence of symptoms such as retrosternal pain and dysphagia during telephone follow-up w
Index test:Artificial intelligence-assisted detection model for malignant esophageal lesions based on non-contrast chest CT — EAGLE (Esophageal AI-Guided malignant Lesion Evaluation)
Sponsors
Shanghai Changhai Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who undergo non-contrast chest CT examination for various reasons in the four major hospital settings (outpatient, emergency, inpatient, and health checkup); 2.Age > 18 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Chest CT examinations that do not cover the entire esophagus; 2.Non-standard scans (e.g., hands placed on both sides of the body or over the upper abdomen, large respiratory motion artifacts, perfusion contamination, etc.); 3.Presence of other metal artifacts (e.g., from cardiac stents) that may potentially affect interpretation; 4.Patients with prior thoracic/abdominal surgery or therapeutic procedures that alter or change the anatomical appearance of the esophagus (e.g., post-esophageal/gastric/cardiac/vascular/ERCP procedures, etc.); 5.Patients with a definite history of esophageal or gastric cancer or those undergoing post-treatment follow-up; 6.Patients with upper gastrointestinal perforation, massive ascites, severe abdominal distension, or severe esophageal varices; Pregnant women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| sensitivity;specificity;Positive Predictive Value; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactKai Cao
Shanghai Changhai Hospital
Outcome results
None listed