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Two reviewers independently screened studies and extracted design, endpoint, data modality, unit of analysis, validation, calibration, decision analysis, workflow evaluation, accessibility, and clinical-impact evidence. Study-level methodological features were assessed separately from task-level translational readiness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Comparatively stronger evidence was found for computer-aided endoscopic assessment of invasion depth, MRI-based lymph-node prediction in rectal cancer, H&amp;amp;E whole-slide-image pre-screening for MSI\/MMR status, and selected externally tested models for pathological complete response. Evidence remained early-stage for CT-based nodal staging in colon cancer, tumour mutational burden prediction, neoadjuvant immunotherapy-response prediction, synchronous distant-metastasis assessment, recurrence, survival, and most perioperative-risk models. Prospective validation was uncommon and was not equivalent to demonstration of clinical benefit.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A decision-centred synthesis indicates that CRC AI is most mature as site-specific and task-specific reader assistance or triage rather than autonomous decision-making. 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