Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy - a Milestone in Colon Cancer Prevention

Artificial intelligence is very valuable, especially in colonoscopy. With these systems, which can be connected to the endoscopes, the polyp detection rate (adenoma detection rate - ADR) can be significantly increased - by 10-12%.

This is particularly important in the case of a colonoscopy, since the examination is carried out as a screening for cancer prevention. If more polyps are detected and removed, more cases of colorectal cancer can be prevented. It can be said that the use of artificial intelligence will lead to a reduction in the rate of cancer.

The big advantage of artificial intelligence is that it always works equally well and never gets tired. In addition, the so-called polyp miss rate - these are those polyps that are overlooked for technical reasons - can be reduced by 50%. This means that 50% fewer polyps are missed because the system also detects minimal lesions that even very experienced examiners cannot see with the naked eye.

The international test results are so good that it is difficult to imagine that this technology can be dispensed with in modern colorectal cancer screening in the future.

The Center for Endoscopy in the Confraternität offers a perfect infrastructure. Examinations are carried out gently and painlessly under sedation in the safe setting of a hospital. The patient is then monitored for a while and, in most cases, can leave the clinic the same morning. The entire procedure from arrival at the clinic to discharge usually takes about two hours.

Examination appointments can be easily booked without long waiting times.