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However, the vast amount of data generated and the complex relationships between gene expressions make it challenging to effectively identify clinically relevant information. In this study, we developed a method called Gene Swin Transformer to address these challenges. This approach converts transcriptomic data into Synthetic Image Elements (SIEs). We utilized data from 12 datasets, including GSE17536-GSE103479 datasets (n\u2009=\u20091771) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (n\u2009=\u2009459), to generate SIEs. These elements were then classified based on survival time using deep learning algorithms to predict colorectal cancer prognosis and build a reliable prognostic model. We trained and evaluated four deep learning models\u2014BeiT, ResNet, Swin Transformer, and ViT Transformer\u2014and compared their performance. 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