Ribeiro, Ana S. F.
Husson, Olga
Matharu, Sheila
Cox, Saffron
Meo, Davide
Sidebottom, Richard
Emsley, Robby
Thomas, Karen
Shur, Joshua
Castagnoli, Francesca
Malekout, Sharmin
Robinson, Elizabeth
Ng, Chin Lian
Kelly-Morland, Christian
Oyen, Wim J.G.
van der Graaf, Winette T. A.
Messiou, Christina
Article History
Received: 4 February 2026
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 13 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Committee for Clinical Research (CCR) - Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (Service Evaluation 1362).
: All CT scan reports used were from deceased colorectal and lung cancer patients, performed between 2015 and 2016, and all were subject to the National Data Opt-Out (NDOO) mesh framework and fully anonymised by the Trust Performance and Information team prior to becoming available to the researchers. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approval was also received from the Trust Information Governance board following a Data Protection Impact Assessment approval.
: The authors declare no competing interests.