A Review of Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Gastroenterology

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 13; no. 11; p. e19235
• Main Authors: Nawab, Khalid, Athwani, Ravi, Naeem, Awais, Hamayun, Muhammad, Wazir, Momna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palo Alto Springer Nature B.V 03.11.2021; Cureus
• Subjects: Accuracy; Algorithms; Artificial intelligence; Computers; Endoscopy; Esophageal cancer; Fuzzy logic; Gastric cancer; Gastroenterology; Healthcare Technology; Internal Medicine; Medical prognosis; Medicine; Neural networks; Support vector machines; Tumors
• ISSN: 2168-8184; 2168-8184
• DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19235

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the science that deals with creating ‘intelligent machines’. AI has revolutionized medicine because of its application in several fields across medicine like radiology, neurology, ophthalmology, orthopedics and gastroenterology. In this review, we intend to summarize the basics of AI, the application of AI in various gastrointestinal pathologies till date as well as challenges/ problems related to the application of AI in medicine. Literature search using keywords like artificial intelligence, gastroenterology, applications, etc. were used. The literature search was done using Google Scholar, PubMed and ScienceDirect. All the relevant articles were gathered and relevant data were extracted from them. We concluded AI has achieved major feats in the past few decades. It has helped clinicians in diagnosing complex diseases, managing treatments as well as in predicting outcomes, all in all, which helps doctors from all over the globe in dispensing better healthcare services.