Research progress of habitat imaging in digestive system tumors
DAI Jingru
MA Linying
CHEN Feng
ZHU Ping
Abstract：Habitat imaging(HI)can analyze tumor heterogeneity and microenvironmental characteristics and has been increasingly applied in the research,diagnosis,and treatment of common digestive system tumors,including colorectal cancer,gastric cancer,and hepatocellular carcinoma.Currently,HI is used to construct genotypic prediction models,precision staging,and metastasis prediction in colorectal cancer;to quantify immune microenvironment characteristics,evaluate treatment response,and predict prognosis in gastric cancer;and to achieve non-invasive identification of microvascular invasion and recurrence risk stratification in hepatocellular carcinoma.This article introduces the basic principles and technical processes of HI,and reviews its research progress in the above-mentioned digestive system tumors.
Keywords：Habitat imagingTumor heterogeneityDigestive system tumorMagnetic resonance imagingTomographyX-ray computedPositron emission tomography
Publication Date：2025-05-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 337-342 )