Classification for invasion depth of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma using a deep neural network compared with experienced endoscopists.

Journal: Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Published Date: Sep 1, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cancer invasion depth is a critical factor affecting the choice of treatment in patients with superficial squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, the diagnosis of invasion depth is currently subjective and liable to interobserver variability.

Authors

  • Kentaro Nakagawa
    Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
  • Ryu Ishihara
    Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
  • Kazuharu Aoyama
    AI Medical Service Inc Tokyo Japan.
  • Masayasu Ohmori
    Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
  • Hiroko Nakahira
    Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
  • Noriko Matsuura
    Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
  • Satoki Shichijo
    Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
  • Tsutomu Nishida
    Department of Gastroenterology, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
  • Takuya Yamada
    Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
  • Shinjiro Yamaguchi
    Department of Gastroenterology, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
  • Hideharu Ogiyama
    Department of Gastroenterology, Itami City Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
  • Satoshi Egawa
    Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
  • Osamu Kishida
    Department of Gastroenterology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
  • Tomohiro Tada
    AI Medical Service Inc Tokyo Japan.

Keywords

External Resources

Popular Topics
Recent Journals