Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to change many aspects of health-care practice. Two newly published trials explore the potential applications of AI to improve polyp detection and mucosal visualization in gastrointestinal endoscopy — both show the benefits of AI to improve detection in gastrointestinal endoscopy.
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Rees, C.J., Koo, S. Artificial intelligence — upping the game in gastrointestinal endoscopy?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 16, 584–585 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-019-0178-y
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