Colorectal cancer is a common malignant tumor

and it is also the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Early diagnosis and tumor staging are of great importance for the choice of treatment. Texture analysis

as a new type of image analysis technique

can be used to predict the degree of tumor invasion

micrometastasis and therapeutic response thus contributing to the early diagnosis

staging and assessment of prognosis. This article summarizes the application of texture analysis in colorectal cancer.