Usefulness of Deep Learning Analysis for the Diagnosis of Malignancy in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas.

Journal: Clinical and translational gastroenterology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are precursor lesions of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a mathematical concept whose implementation automates learning and recognizing data patterns. The aim of this study was to investigate whether AI via deep learning algorithms using endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) images of IPMNs could predict malignancy.

Authors

  • Takamichi Kuwahara
    Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Kazuo Hara
    First Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama 330-8503, Japan.
  • Nobumasa Mizuno
    Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Nozomi Okuno
    Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Shimpei Matsumoto
    Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Masahiro Obata
    Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Yusuke Kurita
    Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Hiroki Koda
    Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Kazuhiro Toriyama
    Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Sachiyo Onishi
    Department of Endoscopy, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Makoto Ishihara
    Department of Endoscopy, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Tsutomu Tanaka
    Department of Endoscopy, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Masahiro Tajika
    Department of Endoscopy, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Yasumasa Niwa
    Department of Endoscopy, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.