Table 5 Application scenarios of different Models.
Model | AUC: TRG 0–2 vs. TRG 3 | AUC: TRG 0–1 vs. TRG 2–3 | Applicable Scenarios |
|---|---|---|---|
RECIST_Expansion | 0.915 | 0.778 | RECIST 1.1 protocol (lymph node evaluation only) |
UC_RECIST | 0.909 | 0.804 | CT-US Combined Protocol (gastric lesions as measurable targets) |
CT_RECIST | 0.933 | 0.842 | CT-Only Protocol (for no-US institutions) |
V_RECIST | 0.951 | 0.868 | Multimodal Volume Integration (geometric approximation) |
U_RECIST | 0.906 | 0.811 | US-Only Protocol (enables high-frequency assessments) |
Nomogram | 0.952 | 0.870 | Ordinal regression nomogram: Predictive visualization tool |