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Evaluation of computer aided detection during colonoscopy in the community (AI-SEE): a multicenter randomized clinical trial. The American journal of gastroenterology Wei, M. T., Shankar, U., Parvin, R., Hasan Abbas, S., Chaudhary, S., Friedlander, Y., Friedland, S. 2023

Abstract

There has been increasing interest in artificial intelligence in gastroenterology. To reduce miss rate during colonoscopy, there has been significant exploration in computer aided detection (CADe) devices. In this study, we evaluate the use of CADe in colonoscopy in community-based, non-academic practices.Between September 28, 2020 and September 24, 2021, a randomized controlled trial (AI-SEE) was performed evaluating the impact of CADe on polyp detection in 4 community-based endoscopy centers in the USA. Patients were block randomized to undergoing colonoscopy with or without CADe (EndoVigilant). Primary outcomes measured were adenomas per colonoscopy (APC) and adenomas per extraction (APE; the percentage of polyps removed that are adenomas). Secondary endpoints included serrated polyps per colonoscopy, non-adenomatous, non-serrated polyps per colonoscopy, adenoma and serrated polyp detection rate, and procedural time.A total of 769 patients were enrolled (387 with CADe), with similar patient demographics between the two groups. There was no significant difference in adenomas per colonoscopy in the CADe and non-CADe groups (0.73 vs 0.67, p=0.496). While use of CADe did not improve identification of serrated polyps per colonoscopy (0.08 vs 0.08, p=0.965), use of CADe increased identification of non-adenomatous, non-serrated polyps per colonoscopy (0.90 vs 0.51, p<0.0001), resulting in a lower APE in the CADe group. Adenoma detection rate (35.9 vs 37.2%, p=0.774) and serrated polyp detection rate (6.5 vs 6.3%, p=1.000) were similar in the CADe and non-CADe group. Mean withdrawal time was longer in the CADe compared to non-CADe group (11.7 vs 10.7 minutes, p=0.003). However, when no polyps were identified, there was similar mean withdrawal time (9.1 vs 8.8 minutes, p=0.288). There were no adverse events.Use of CADe did not result in a statistically significant difference in the number of adenomas detected. Additional studies are needed to better understand why some endoscopists derive substantial benefits from CADe and others do not. ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04555135.

View details for DOI 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002239

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