ASO Author Reflections: Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Oesophago-Gastric Malignancies-Present Work and Future Directions

Swathikan Chidambaram; Viknesh Sounderajah; Nick Maynard; Sheraz R Markar

doi:10.1245/s10434-021-10907-0

ASO Author Reflections: Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Oesophago-Gastric Malignancies-Present Work and Future Directions

Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar;29(3):1991-1992. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10907-0. Epub 2021 Nov 18.

Authors

Swathikan Chidambaram¹, Viknesh Sounderajah^{1

2}, Nick Maynard³, Sheraz R Markar^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
² Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK.
³ Department of Surgery, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
⁴ Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK. sheraz.markar@ouh.nhs.uk.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK. sheraz.markar@ouh.nhs.uk.
⁶ Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. sheraz.markar@ouh.nhs.uk.

Abstract

Our paper highlights the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in oesophageal and gastric malignancies with acceptable levels of accuracy for both diagnostic and surveillance purposes. Here, we comment on the past, present and future work necessary for incorporating AI into the clinical framework and practice.

MeSH terms

Artificial Intelligence*
Forecasting
Humans
Stomach Neoplasms* / therapy