Masterclass: Advanced GI Endoscopic Imaging (Live/Virtual) | December 2025-VIrtual Masterclass - Endoscopic Imaging - 07 - AI in Capsule Endoscopy and Small Bowel

VIrtual Masterclass - Endoscopic Imaging - 07 - AI in Capsule Endoscopy and Small Bowel - Parsa

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Video Summary

Dr. Nassim Parsa discussed the transformative impact of AI in capsule endoscopy and small bowel diagnostics. AI significantly reduces reading times from up to 90 minutes to under 8 minutes, improving workflow efficiency by 80-90%. AI systems demonstrate superior sensitivity (92-97%) compared to human readers (78-86%) by detecting more lesions, including bleeding and inflammatory markers, though with lower specificity and more false positives. AI also democratizes expertise, enabling trainees to achieve expert-level accuracy. Approved platforms show broad clinical validation, enhancing early diagnosis and treatment, especially in Crohn’s disease and obscure GI bleeding. Future research should focus on standardization, video-based validation, and outcome studies.

Keywords

AI in capsule endoscopy

small bowel diagnostics

workflow efficiency

lesion detection sensitivity

Crohn's disease diagnosis