Current status of artificial intelligence-assisted optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis of digestive tract tumors

VernacularTitle:人工智能辅助光学相干断层扫描在消化道肿瘤诊断中的应用现状
Author: Jun-Jie LI ¹ ; Wei-Jia DOU ; Xin WANG
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1. 空军军医大学第二附属医院消化内科,陕西西安 710038;解放军63600部队医院消化内科,甘肃兰州 732750
Keywords: optical coherence tomography; digestive tract tumors; artificial intelligence; diagnosis
From: Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army 2025;50(1):16-21
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Diagnosis and treatment of digestive tract tumors is not optimistic with high incidence and mortality.Early diagnosis is conducive to improving the survival rate and quality of life of the patients.A variety of endoscopic imaging techniques have been applied in the diagnosis of digestive tract tumors,each with its own advantages and disadvantages.Optical coherence tomography(OCT)has emerged as a non-invasive and high-resolution imaging technique with unique advantages in staging and diagnosis of superficial digestive tract tumors.The complexity of massive image processing has also been effectively addressed with the development of artificial intelligence(AI),and AI-assisted OCT imaging,especially in the diagnosis of digestive tract tumors,has shown good prospects.This review summarizes the principle and development of OCT,and discusses the potential of AI-assisted OCT for deep learning in the diagnosis of digestive tract tumors.