Published online Nov 28, 2020. doi: 10.35712/aig.v1.i4.71
Peer-review started: September 19, 2020
First decision: October 17, 2020
Revised: October 28, 2020
Accepted: November 13, 2020
Article in press: November 13, 2020
Published online: November 28, 2020
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Artificial intelligence (AI) using machine or deep learning algorithms is attracting increasing attention because of its more accurate image recognition ability and prediction performance than human-aid analyses. The application of AI models to gastrointestinal (GI) clinical oncology has been investigated for the past decade. AI has the capacity to automatically detect and diagnose GI tumors with similar diagnostic accuracy to expert clinicians. AI may also predict malignant potential, such as tumor histology, metastasis, patient survival, resistance to cancer treatments and the molecular biology of tumors, through image analyses of radiological or pathological imaging data using complex deep learning models beyond human cognition. The introduction of AI-assisted diagnostic systems into clinical settings is expected in the near future. However, limitations associated with the evaluation of GI tumors by AI models have yet to be resolved. Recent studies on AI-assisted diagnostic models of gastric and colorectal cancers in the endoscopic, pathological, and radiological fields were herein reviewed. The limitations and future perspectives for the application of AI systems in clinical settings have also been discussed. With the establishment of a multidisciplinary team containing AI experts in each medical institution and prospective studies, AI-assisted medical systems will become a promising tool for GI cancer.
Core Tip: Artificial intelligence (AI) is attracting increasing attention because of its more accurate image recognition ability and prediction performance than human-aid analyses. The application of AI models to gastrointestinal clinical oncology has been investigated, and the findings obtained indicate its capacity for automatic diagnoses with similar accuracy to expert clinicians and the prediction of malignant potential. However, limitations in the evaluation of gastrointestinal tumors by current AI models have yet to be resolved. The limitations of and future perspectives for the application of AI-assisted systems to clinical settings have been discussed herein.