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The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Gastroenterology
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The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Gastroenterology

A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 855

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Marcello Maida

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Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna ‘Kore’, Enna, Italy
Interests: gastroenterology; endoscopy; gastrointestinal oncology; artificial intelligence
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Dr. Ciro Celsa

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1. Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Health Promotion, Mother & Child Care, Internal Medicine & Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
2. Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W120HS, UK
Interests: hepatocellular carcinoma; cirrhosis; portal hypertension; gastrointestinal oncology; immunotherapy
Dr. Louis H. S. Lau

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Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: advanced endoscopy; gastrointestinal bleeding; big data research and artificial intelligence in medicine

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The wave of artificial intelligence (AI) is sweeping all fields of medicine, including gastroenterology and gastrointestinal endoscopy. 

To date, AI represents a promising solution to overcome human biases, provide diagnostic support, improve clinical decision-making, and standardize outcome assessment in scientific research.
An extensive body of evidence regarding AI in gastroenterology is currently available, but the transition of these technologies to the bedside is still in progress. 

This Special Issue aims to summarize and evaluate the applications and recent advances of artificial intelligence in gastroenterology, addressing their effectiveness, limitations, and future perspectives.

Topics covered

  • Lesion detection during colonoscopy (ADR, AMR, etc.);
  • Quality assessment of colonoscopy (bowel cleansing, mucosal exposure quality, etc.).
  • Inflammatory bowel diseases (activity assessment and dysplasia);
  • Upper GI (Barrett, early gastric cancer, etc.);
  • Capsule endoscopy;
  • EUS;
  • Hepatology;
  • Pancreatology.

Prof. Marcello Maida
Dr. Ciro Celsa
Dr. Louis H. S. Lau
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • gastroenterology
  • endoscopy
  • inflammatory bowel diseases

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The Application of Large Language Models in Gastroenterology: A Review of the Literature
by Marcello Maida, Ciro Celsa, Louis H. S. Lau, Dario Ligresti, Stefano Baraldo, Daryl Ramai, Gabriele Di Maria, Marco Cannemi, Antonio Facciorusso and Calogero Cammà
Cancers 2024, 16(19), 3328; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16193328 - 28 Sep 2024
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Large language models (LLMs) are transforming the medical landscape by enhancing access to information, diagnostics, treatment customization, and medical education, especially in areas like Gastroenterology. LLMs utilize extensive medical data to improve decision-making, leading to better patient outcomes and personalized medicine. These models [...] Read more.
Large language models (LLMs) are transforming the medical landscape by enhancing access to information, diagnostics, treatment customization, and medical education, especially in areas like Gastroenterology. LLMs utilize extensive medical data to improve decision-making, leading to better patient outcomes and personalized medicine. These models are instrumental in interpreting medical literature and synthesizing patient data, facilitating real-time knowledge for physicians and supporting educational pursuits in medicine. Despite their potential, the complete integration of LLMs in real-life remains ongoing, particularly requiring further study and regulation. This review highlights the existing evidence supporting LLMs’ use in Gastroenterology, addressing both their potential and limitations. Recent studies demonstrate LLMs’ ability to answer questions from physicians and patients accurately. Specific applications in this field, such as colonoscopy, screening for colorectal cancer, and hepatobiliary and inflammatory bowel diseases, underscore LLMs’ promise in improving the communication and understanding of complex medical scenarios. Moreover, the review discusses LLMs’ efficacy in clinical contexts, providing guideline-based recommendations and supporting decision-making processes. Despite these advancements, challenges such as data completeness, reference suitability, variability in response accuracy, dependency on input phrasing, and a lack of patient-generated questions underscore limitations in reproducibility and generalizability. The effective integration of LLMs into medical practice demands refinement tailored to specific medical contexts and guidelines. Overall, while LLMs hold significant potential in transforming medical practice, ongoing development and contextual training are essential to fully realize their benefits. Full article
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