Publication of the Week - 04/04/2025

Title

Artificial intelligence-based automated surgical workflow recognition in esophageal submucosal dissection: an international multicenter study (with video)

Authors

Ruide Liu, Xianglei Yuan, Kaide Huang, Tingfa Peng, Pavel V. Pavlov, Wanhong Zhang, Chuncheng Wu, Kseniia V. Feoktistova, Xiaogang Bi, Yan Xhang, Xin Chen, Jeffey George, Shuang Liu, Wei Liu, Yuhang Zhang, Juliana Yang, Maoyin Pang, Bing Hu, Zhang Yi, Liansong Ye

Journal

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Abstract

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a crucial yet challenging multi-phase procedure for treating early gastrointestinal cancers. This study developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated surgical workflow recognition model for esophageal ESD and proposed an innovative training program based on esophageal ESD videos with or without AI labels to evaluate its effectiveness for trainees.