Long-term impact of computer-aided adenoma detection: a prospective observational study

Abstract

Background

Computer-aided detection (CADe) systems have improved the adenoma detection rate (ADR); however, concerns about its long-term effect on endoscopists’ performance without CADe and potential deskilling remain unaddressed. This study evaluated the impact of CADe on the learning curve of endoscopists for adenoma detection.

Methods

This propensity score-matching, prospective, single-center, observational study was conducted from January 2021 to December 2023. CADe systems were installed in half of the endoscopy units, and patients were equally distributed between the rooms. Patients aged ≥20 years scheduled for colonoscopy were included, excluding those with polyposis, inflammatory bowel disease, known polyps, incomplete colonoscopy, emergency cases, or previous colorectal surgery, and those examined by novices. Endoscopists were classified as high detectors (ADR ≥25%) or low detectors (ADR <25%) based on the ADR recorded before CADe implementation. To assess skill acquisition and transfer, the primary outcome was the change in ADR over time, as measured by cumulative summation (CUSUM) analysis, in both CADe and non-CADe procedures.

Results

Of 18 962 patients who underwent colonoscopy, 13 245 patients were excluded, and of the 5717 patients initially enrolled, 4712 (CADe group, n = 2356; non-CADe group, n = 2356) were analyzed after propensity score matching. CUSUM analysis showed that both high and low detectors achieved enhanced detection performance for CADe procedures. Among non-CADe procedures, high detectors had accelerated learning curves, indicating they maintained a higher ADR, whereas low detectors showed no significant change in their learning trajectory.

Conclusions

After CADe implementation, the detection rate in procedures performed without CADe was maintained and did not decline over time.

Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 08. April 2025

Angenommen nach Revision: 18. Juli 2025

Accepted Manuscript online:
19. Juli 2025

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
05. September 2025

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