PERSPECTIVE OF GASTRIC CANCER TREATMENT UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Abstract

Image recognition using artificial intelligence (AI) has dramatically developed with innovative technologies, such as machine learning and deep learning. Currently, it is considered that AI has exceeded human ability in terms of image recognition. In the field of gastric cancer, research on AI-based diagnosis, such as anatomical classification of esophagogastroduodenoscopy images, identification of Helicobacter pylori infection, and detection and qualitative diagnosis of gastric cancer, is being performed, and accuracy equivalent to that of endoscopists has been reported. Furthermore, AI that exceeds human ability will also transpire. However, medical AI has some drawbacks compared to existing medical devices, and there are major hurdles before its introduction to clinical practice. Currently, medical AI is regarded as a support tool that presents information that improves the efficiency of doctorsʼ work, and it is said that doctors will be the ones making the final diagnosis. It is expected that AI will be introduced in the medical field as a support tool for doctors, and the quality of medical care will improve in the near future.