TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the clinical potential of an automatic colonic polyp detection method based on the creation of energy maps
AU - Fernández-Esparrach, Glòria
AU - Bernal, Jorge
AU - López-Cerón, Maria
AU - Córdova, Henry
AU - Sánchez-Montes, Cristina
AU - Rodríguez De Miguel, Cristina
AU - Sánchez, Francisco Javier
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart New York. Background and aims: Polyp miss-rate is a drawback of colonoscopy that increases significantly for small polyps. We explored the efficacy of an automatic computer-vision method for polyp detection. Methods: Our method relies on a model that defines polyp boundaries as valleys of image intensity. Valley information is integrated into energy maps that represent the likelihood of the presence of a polyp. Results: In 24 videos containing polyps from routine colonoscopies, all polyps were detected in at least one frame. The mean of the maximum values on the energy map was higher for frames with polyps than without (P<0.001). Performance improved in high quality frames (AUC=0.79 [95%CI 0.70-0.87] vs. 0.75 [95%CI 0.66-0.83]). With 3.75 set as the maximum threshold value, sensitivity and specificity for the detection of polyps were 70.4% (95%CI 60.3%-80.8%) and 72.4% (95%CI 61.6%-84.6%), respectively. Conclusion: Energy maps performed well for colonic polyp detection, indicating their potential applicability in clinical practice.
AB - © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart New York. Background and aims: Polyp miss-rate is a drawback of colonoscopy that increases significantly for small polyps. We explored the efficacy of an automatic computer-vision method for polyp detection. Methods: Our method relies on a model that defines polyp boundaries as valleys of image intensity. Valley information is integrated into energy maps that represent the likelihood of the presence of a polyp. Results: In 24 videos containing polyps from routine colonoscopies, all polyps were detected in at least one frame. The mean of the maximum values on the energy map was higher for frames with polyps than without (P<0.001). Performance improved in high quality frames (AUC=0.79 [95%CI 0.70-0.87] vs. 0.75 [95%CI 0.66-0.83]). With 3.75 set as the maximum threshold value, sensitivity and specificity for the detection of polyps were 70.4% (95%CI 60.3%-80.8%) and 72.4% (95%CI 61.6%-84.6%), respectively. Conclusion: Energy maps performed well for colonic polyp detection, indicating their potential applicability in clinical practice.
U2 - 10.1055/s-0042-108434
DO - 10.1055/s-0042-108434
M3 - Article
SN - 0013-726X
VL - 48
SP - 837
EP - 842
JO - Endoscopy
JF - Endoscopy
ER -