A novel artificial intelligence-assisted "vascular-healing" diagnosis for prediction of future clinical relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study.

Ulcerative colitis artificial intelligence colonoscopy

Journal

Gastrointestinal endoscopy
ISSN: 1097-6779
Titre abrégé: Gastrointest Endosc
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0010505

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 03 10 2023
revised: 05 01 2024
accepted: 09 01 2024
medline: 13 1 2024
pubmed: 13 1 2024
entrez: 12 1 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE) has attracted attention as a method for detecting inflammation and predicting outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC); however, the procedure requires specialist endoscopists. Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted IEE may help non-experts to provide objective accurate predictions using optical imaging. We aimed to develop a novel AI-based system using 8853 images from 167 patients with UC to diagnose "vascular-healing" and establish the role of AI-based vascular-healing for predicting the outcomes of patients with UC. This open-label, prospective cohort study analyzed data for 104 patients with UC in clinical remission. Endoscopists performed colonoscopy using the AI system, which identified the target mucosa as AI-based vascular-active or vascular-healing. Mayo endoscopic subscore (MES), AI outputs, and histological assessment were recorded for six colorectal segments from each patient. Patients were followed-up for 12 months. Clinical relapse was defined as a partial Mayo score >2 RESULTS: The clinical relapse rate was significantly higher in the AI-based vascular-active group [23.9% (16/67)] compared with the AI-based vascular-healing group [3.0% (1/33)] (P=0.01). In a sub-analysis predicting clinical relapse in patients with MES ≤1, the area under the curve for the combination of complete endoscopic remission and vascular-healing (0.70) was increased compared with that for complete endoscopic remission alone (0.65). AI-based vascular healing diagnosis system may potentially be used to provide more confidence to physicians to accurately identify patients in remission of UC who would likely relapse rather than remain stable.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND AIMS OBJECTIVE
Image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE) has attracted attention as a method for detecting inflammation and predicting outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC); however, the procedure requires specialist endoscopists. Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted IEE may help non-experts to provide objective accurate predictions using optical imaging. We aimed to develop a novel AI-based system using 8853 images from 167 patients with UC to diagnose "vascular-healing" and establish the role of AI-based vascular-healing for predicting the outcomes of patients with UC.
METHODS METHODS
This open-label, prospective cohort study analyzed data for 104 patients with UC in clinical remission. Endoscopists performed colonoscopy using the AI system, which identified the target mucosa as AI-based vascular-active or vascular-healing. Mayo endoscopic subscore (MES), AI outputs, and histological assessment were recorded for six colorectal segments from each patient. Patients were followed-up for 12 months. Clinical relapse was defined as a partial Mayo score >2 RESULTS: The clinical relapse rate was significantly higher in the AI-based vascular-active group [23.9% (16/67)] compared with the AI-based vascular-healing group [3.0% (1/33)] (P=0.01). In a sub-analysis predicting clinical relapse in patients with MES ≤1, the area under the curve for the combination of complete endoscopic remission and vascular-healing (0.70) was increased compared with that for complete endoscopic remission alone (0.65).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
AI-based vascular healing diagnosis system may potentially be used to provide more confidence to physicians to accurately identify patients in remission of UC who would likely relapse rather than remain stable.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38215859
pii: S0016-5107(24)00015-4
doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2024.01.010
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doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Takanori Kuroki (T)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Yasuharu Maeda (Y)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: yasuharumaeda610@hotmail.com.

Shin-Ei Kudo (SE)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Noriyuki Ogata (N)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Iacucci Marietta (I)

APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Kazumi Takishima (K)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Yutaro Ide (Y)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Tomoya Shibuya (T)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Shigenori Semba (S)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Jiro Kawashima (J)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Shun Kato (S)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Yushi Ogawa (Y)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Katsuro Ichimasa (K)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Hiroki Nakamura (H)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Takemasa Hayashi (T)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Kunihiko Wakamura (K)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Hideyuki Miyachi (H)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Toshiyuki Baba (T)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Tetsuo Nemoto (T)

Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.

Kazuo Ohtsuka (K)

Department of Endoscopy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Medical Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Masashi Misawa (M)

Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

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