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Artif Intell Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2021; 2(3): 77-84
Published online Jun 28, 2021. doi: 10.35712/aig.v2.i3.77
Biophysics inspired artificial intelligence for colorectal cancer characterization
Niall P Hardy, Jeffrey Dalli, Pól Mac Aonghusa, Peter M Neary, Ronan A Cahill
Niall P Hardy, Jeffrey Dalli, Ronan A Cahill, UCD Centre for Precision Surgery, Dublin 7 D07 Y9AW, Ireland
Pól Mac Aonghusa, IBM Research, IBM Research Ireland, Dublin 15 D15 HN66, Ireland
Peter M Neary, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Waterford, University College Cork, Waterford X91 ER8E, Ireland
Ronan A Cahill, Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH), Dublin 7, Ireland
Author contributions: Hardy NP, Dalli J, Mac Aonghusa P, Neary PM and Cahill RA were all involved in the research, planning and construction of this piece.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Cahill RA receives speakers fees from Stryker Corp, Johnson and Johnson/Ethicon and Olympus, consultancy fees from Touch Surgery and DistalMotion and research funding from Intuitive Surgery and holds research funding from the Irish Government in collaboration with IBM Research in Ireland and Deciphex and from EU Horizon 2020 with Palliare. Hardy NP and Dalli J are employed as researchers in this collaboration.
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Corresponding author: Ronan A Cahill, FRCS, MBChB, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH), 47 Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland. ronan.cahill@ucd.ie
Received: January 28, 2021
Peer-review started: January 29, 2021
First decision: May 2, 2021
Revised: May 21, 2021
Accepted: June 18, 2021
Article in press: June 18, 2021
Published online: June 28, 2021
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Core Tip: In this piece we provide an overview of current state of the art in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery. We discuss current deep learning artificial intelligence methods for colorectal lesion detection and characterization as well as exploring biophysics inspired artificial intelligence methods and the potential role they can play in the future of gastroenterological practice.