An expert panel from various GI societies — ESGE, AGA, and BMJ — discusses the new AI guidelines on colonoscopic polyp detection and their differing conclusions. Moderated by Michael Bretthauer and Thomas Rösch; discussants are Shahnaz Sultan, Ian Gralnek, Per Olav Vandvik, and Farid Foroutan.
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Foroutan F, Vandvik PO, Helsingen LM, Kalager M, Rutter M, Selby K, Pilonis ND, Anderson JC, McKinnon A, Fuchs JM, Quinlan C, Buskermolen M, Senore C, Wang P, Sung JJY, Haug U, Bjerkelund S, Triantafyllou K, Shung DL, Halvorsen N, McGinn T, Hafver TL, Reinthaler V, Guyatt G, Agoritsas T, Sultan S. Computer aided detection and diagnosis of polyps in adult patients undergoing colonoscopy: a living clinical practice guideline. BMJ. 2025 Mar 27;388:e082656. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-082656.
Sultan S, Shung DL, Kolb JM, Foroutan F, Hassan C, Kahi CJ, Liang PS, Levin TR, Siddique SM, Lebwohl B.AGA Living Clinical Practice Guideline on Computer-Aided Detection-Assisted Colonoscopy. Gastroenterology. 2025 Apr;168(4):691-700. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.01.002.
Bretthauer M, Ahmed J, Antonelli G, Beaumont H, Beg S, Benson A, Bisschops R, De Cristofaro E, Gibbons E, Häfner M, Karsenti D, Laquière A, Loly JP, O'Reilly SM, Pellisé M, Grubelic Ravic K, Triantafyllou K, Tziatzios G, Valente R, Walter BM, Wiesand M, Lorenzo-Zúñiga V, Gralnek IM. Use of computer-assisted detection (CADe) colonoscopy in colorectal cancer screening and surveillance: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement. Endoscopy. 2025 Mar 27. doi: 10.1055/a-2543-0370. Online ahead of print.