Can artificial intelligence replace endoscopists when assessing mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis? A systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis.

Journal: Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
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Abstract

BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS: Mucosal healing (MH) in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is an important landmark for clinical decision making. Artificial intelligence systems (AI) that automatically deliver the grade of endoscopic inflammation may solve moderate interobserver agreement and the need of central reading in clinical trials.

Authors

  • Alessandro Rimondi
    Royal Free Unit for Endoscopy, The Royal Free Hospital and University College London Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: alessandro.rimondi5@gmail.com.
  • Klaus Gottlieb
    Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana. Electronic address: klaus.gottlieb@lilly.com.
  • Edward J Despott
    Royal Free Unit for Endoscopy, The Royal Free Hospital and University College London Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom.
  • Marietta Iacucci
    National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, UK.
  • Alberto Murino
    Royal Free Unit for Endoscopy, The Royal Free Hospital and University College London Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom; Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic London, London, United Kingdom.
  • Gian Eugenio Tontini
    Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.