Looking ahead
Dr. Samarasena and colleagues concluded by suggesting that the AI tools in usage and development are just the beginning of a wave of technology that will revolutionize how colonoscopies are performed.
“Eventually, we predict an AI suite of tools for colonoscopy will seem indispensable, as a powerful adjunct to support safe and efficient clinical practice,” they wrote. “As technological innovation progresses, we can expect that the future for AI in endoscopy will be a hybrid model, where the unique capabilities of physicians and our AI tools will be seamlessly intertwined to optimize patient care.”
This CPU was commissioned and approved by the AGA Institute Clinical Practice Updates Committee and the AGA Governing Board. The investigators disclosed relationships with Olympus, Neptune Medical, Conmed, and others.
