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Oct 2026
Computed Tomography-Derived Abdominal Aortic Calcification Independently Predicts Survival in Rectal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
BACKGROUND Contemporary rectal cancer treatment pathways remain predominantly guided by tumour-related characteristics, including stage and histopathology, with comparatively limited objective assessment of physiological reserve for treatment planning. Aortic calcification represents a potential imaging biomarker refle...
Michael Rouse, Arwa Hadi, Yumna Kaleem et al.
· ANZ journal of surgery · 0 citations