Current status of colon capsule endoscopy in clinical practice.

Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol

Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense, Denmark.

Published: September 2023

AI Article Synopsis

  • Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) is currently used for specific medical situations only.
  • There is an increasing demand for treatments outside of the hospital, and advancements in technology are making broader applications of CCE feasible.
  • Utilizing artificial intelligence for analyzing footage and assessing quality could enhance CCE's effectiveness and potentially lower its costs to make it more competitive.

Article Abstract

Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) is used for restricted indications only. Growing demand for out-of-hospital treatment combined with technical and clinical improvements in quality has made a wider use plausible. Artificial intelligence-supported footage analysis and quality assessment might further improve quality and reduce the price of CCE to a competitive level.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10153026PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41575-023-00783-2DOI Listing

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