Deep neural network for video colonoscopy of ulcerative colitis: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: A combination of endoscopic and histological evaluation is important in the management of patients with ulcerative colitis. We aimed to adapt our previous deep neural network system (deep neural ulcerative colitis [DNUC]) to full video colonoscopy and evaluate its validity in the real-time detection of histological mucosal inflammation.

Authors

  • Kento Takenaka
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Toshimitsu Fujii
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Ami Kawamoto
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kohei Suzuki
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Hiromichi Shimizu
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Chiaki Maeyashiki
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Musashino Red Cross Hospital Tokyo Japan.
  • Osamu Yamaji
    Department of Gastroenterology, Toshima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Maiko Motobayashi
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Akira Igarashi
    Department of Gastroenterology, Soka Municipal Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
  • Ryoichi Hanazawa
    Department of Clinical Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
  • Shuji Hibiya
    Endoscopic Unit, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Masakazu Nagahori
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Eiko Saito
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Ryuichi Okamoto
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kazuo Ohtsuka
    Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan (K.O.).
  • Mamoru Watanabe
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: mamoru.gast@tmd.ac.jp.