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Colon cancer is typically detected via colonoscopy, which looks for polyps small, precancerous growths in the colon. In an ever-changing, tech-focused world, however, new developments in AI have the potential to positively impact colon cancer detection.

A typical colonoscopy involves using a camera to find things like polyps, diverticula, and cancers in the colon. And new technology, GI Genius, uses artificial intelligence to help doctors identify these things more accurately. It is the first device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) based on machine learning to assist clinicians in detecting lesions (such as polyps or suspected tumors) in the colon in real-time during a colonoscopy, reports the FDA. The GI Genius is composed of hardware and software designed to highlight portions of the colon where the device detects a potential lesion. The software uses artificial intelligence algorithm techniques to identify regions of interest.

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Dr. Heather Yeo, a surgical oncologist and an associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell, New York-Presbyterian, speaks with SurvivorNetabout these new advances, and what they could mean for colon cancer in the future. She says, I think that AI in conjunction with some of the new markers that were finding to pick up complex patterns that we as physicians may not necessarily pick up, I think its going to be really helpful in the future.

She says that with the new technology, GI Genius, They [researchers in the US and the UK] picked up slightly more polyps.

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Dr. Yeo explains the advancement and how it examines images from the colon to an even greater degree and puts them against different algorithms to determine if its normal or abnormal.

Related: Getting Cleaned Out for a Colonoscopy

She says, During a typical colonoscopy, what happens is theres a special instrument. Its a long tube with a camera on the end and some working ports and that is used with lighting to go through the entire colon and to look for abnormal findings. What happens when you link that with the GI Genius is it takes the images that the physicians are already seeing and it runs it against different algorithms to say: is this a normal thing or an abnormal thing?

While GI Genius wont be replacing doctors or clinicians, Dr. Yeo says the advancement is nonetheless exciting. The GI Genius seems to, in these early trials, be picking up on potential tumors that may have been missed by clinicians. So, yes, thats certainly exciting. I dont think its a replacement; I dont think its quite ready to take over doing a full colonoscopy. But I think the potential of AI and the future of AI is real. And as a physician, anytime theres a chance that Im going to be picking up on more cancers, I think thats exciting for my patients.

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Colon cancer is typically detected via colonoscopy, which looks for polyps small, precancerous growths in the colon. In an ever-changing, tech-focused world, however, new developments in AI have the potential to positively impact colon cancer detection.

A typical colonoscopy involves using a camera to find things like polyps, diverticula, and cancers in the colon. And new technology, GI Genius, uses artificial intelligence to help doctors identify these things more accurately. It is the first device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) based on machine learning to assist clinicians in detecting lesions (such as polyps or suspected tumors) in the colon in real-time during a colonoscopy, reports the FDA. The GI Genius is composed of hardware and software designed to highlight portions of the colon where the device detects a potential lesion. The software uses artificial intelligence algorithm techniques to identify regions of interest.

Dr. Heather Yeo, a surgical oncologist and an associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell, New York-Presbyterian, speaks with SurvivorNetabout these new advances, and what they could mean for colon cancer in the future. She says, I think that AI in conjunction with some of the new markers that were finding to pick up complex patterns that we as physicians may not necessarily pick up, I think its going to be really helpful in the future.

She says that with the new technology, GI Genius, They [researchers in the US and the UK] picked up slightly more polyps.

Related: Colon Cancer Screening is Extremely Important; Guidelines Now Say to Start at Age 45 if There Is No Family History

Dr. Yeo explains the advancement and how it examines images from the colon to an even greater degree and puts them against different algorithms to determine if its normal or abnormal.

Related: Getting Cleaned Out for a Colonoscopy

She says, During a typical colonoscopy, what happens is theres a special instrument. Its a long tube with a camera on the end and some working ports and that is used with lighting to go through the entire colon and to look for abnormal findings. What happens when you link that with the GI Genius is it takes the images that the physicians are already seeing and it runs it against different algorithms to say: is this a normal thing or an abnormal thing?

While GI Genius wont be replacing doctors or clinicians, Dr. Yeo says the advancement is nonetheless exciting. The GI Genius seems to, in these early trials, be picking up on potential tumors that may have been missed by clinicians. So, yes, thats certainly exciting. I dont think its a replacement; I dont think its quite ready to take over doing a full colonoscopy. But I think the potential of AI and the future of AI is real. And as a physician, anytime theres a chance that Im going to be picking up on more cancers, I think thats exciting for my patients.

Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical review process.

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