Artificial intelligence model for perigastric blood vessel recognition during laparoscopic radical gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy in locally advanced gastric cancer.

Journal: BJS open
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Radical gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy is standard surgical protocol for locally advanced gastric cancer. The surgical experience and skill in recognizing blood vessels and performing lymph node dissection differ between surgeons, which may influence intraoperative safety and postoperative oncological outcomes. Hence, the aim of this study was to develop an accurate and real-time deep learning-based perigastric blood vessel recognition model to assist intraoperative performance.

Authors

  • Guanjian Chen
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Yequan Xie
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Bin Yang
    School of Control Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, PR China. Electronic address: yangbin@dlut.edu.cn.
  • JiaNan Tan
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Guangyu Zhong
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Lin Zhong
  • Shengning Zhou
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Fanghai Han
    Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.