Frontiers in Oncology (Aug 2022)

Application of deep learning in the real-time diagnosis of gastric lesion based on magnifying optical enhancement videos

  • Mingjun Ma,
  • Mingjun Ma,
  • Mingjun Ma,
  • Zhen Li,
  • Zhen Li,
  • Zhen Li,
  • Tao Yu,
  • Tao Yu,
  • Tao Yu,
  • Guanqun Liu,
  • Guanqun Liu,
  • Guanqun Liu,
  • Rui Ji,
  • Rui Ji,
  • Rui Ji,
  • Guangchao Li,
  • Guangchao Li,
  • Guangchao Li,
  • Zhuang Guo,
  • Limei Wang,
  • Limei Wang,
  • Limei Wang,
  • Qingqing Qi,
  • Qingqing Qi,
  • Qingqing Qi,
  • Xiaoxiao Yang,
  • Xiaoxiao Yang,
  • Xiaoxiao Yang,
  • Junyan Qu,
  • Junyan Qu,
  • Junyan Qu,
  • Xiao Wang,
  • Xiuli Zuo,
  • Xiuli Zuo,
  • Xiuli Zuo,
  • Hongliang Ren,
  • Hongliang Ren,
  • Yanqing Li,
  • Yanqing Li,
  • Yanqing Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.945904
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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Background and aimMagnifying image-enhanced endoscopy was demonstrated to have higher diagnostic accuracy than white-light endoscopy. However, differentiating early gastric cancers (EGCs) from benign lesions is difficult for beginners. We aimed to determine whether the computer-aided model for the diagnosis of gastric lesions can be applied to videos rather than still images.MethodsA total of 719 magnifying optical enhancement images of EGCs, 1,490 optical enhancement images of the benign gastric lesions, and 1,514 images of background mucosa were retrospectively collected to train and develop a computer-aided diagnostic model. Subsequently, 101 video segments and 671 independent images were used for validation, and error frames were labeled to retrain the model. Finally, a total of 117 unaltered full-length videos were utilized to test the model and compared with those diagnostic results made by independent endoscopists.ResultsExcept for atrophy combined with intestinal metaplasia (IM) and low-grade neoplasia, the diagnostic accuracy was 0.90 (85/94). The sensitivity, specificity, PLR, NLR, and overall accuracy of the model to distinguish EGC from non-cancerous lesions were 0.91 (48/53), 0.78 (50/64), 4.14, 0.12, and 0.84 (98/117), respectively. No significant difference was observed in the overall diagnostic accuracy between the computer-aided model and experts. A good level of kappa values was found between the model and experts, which meant that the kappa value was 0.63.ConclusionsThe performance of the computer-aided model for the diagnosis of EGC is comparable to that of experts. Magnifying the optical enhancement model alone may not be able to deal with all lesions in the stomach, especially when near the focus on severe atrophy with IM. These results warrant further validation in prospective studies with more patients. A ClinicalTrials.gov registration was obtained (identifier number: NCT04563416).Clinical Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT04563416.

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