Artificial Intelligence Aid Systems in Colorectal Adenoma Detection

Priority guidelines have been established regarding IA applied to gastrointestinal endoscopy. Regarding the priority uses for their development, there are applications that improve vision, placing computer-assisted lesion detection (CADe) as one of the most necessary priorities, given the importance of colorectal cancer screening (CRC) and post-polypectomy surveillance. The evaluation of these systems in different clinical practices and patient groups has been recommend. In this regard, studies in the western population are limited and have been carried out by expert endoscopists. It has not been evaluated in endoscopists with different adenoma detection rates. In addition, there are no studies with the recent CADe Endo-AID system (Olympus Corp. Tokyo).

The main purpose of the study to evaluate the usefulness of the Endo-AID artificial intelligence system in the detection of colorectal adenomas in consecutive patients for outpatient colonoscopy. In addition, the benefit of the CADe system will be assessed according to the endoscopist ADR.

A randomized controlled trial will be carried out in consecutive outpatients meeting the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria. Patients with be randomized to one of the four groups: CADe system and high ADR endoscopist; CADe system and low ADR endoscopist; Control and high ADR endoscopist; Control and low ADR endoscopist.

For the sample size calculation a 14.4 of difference in favor of the CADe system was considered. Taking onto account an alpha error of 0.05 in a unilateral contrast, a power of 80% and a loss of 10%, 165 patients per group would be required.

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥ 18 years.
• Patients referred for outpatient colonoscopy

Exclusion criteria

• Colonic resection
• Taking anticoagulants or antiagregants that contraindicate the performance of therapy
• Patients with a recent colonoscopy (<6 months) of good quality (e.g. cited for endoscopic therapy)
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Patients with incomplete colonoscopy
• Patients with inadequate preparation using the Boston Colonic Preparation Scale (BBPS). A cleaning quality of less than 2 points in any of the 3 colonic sections will be considered inadequate.
• Patients with polyposis syndromes
• Refusal to participate in the study.