Study design a factor
The study design could account for the difference in its findings, compared with research indicating that AI-assisted colonoscopies improve ADR, Cesare Hassan, MD, associate professor of gastroenterology at Humanitas University, Milan, said in an interview.
The study was retrospective, so researchers could not randomly assign people to the AI or the no-AI group. It therefore was not possible to ensure that the prevalence of disease was equivalent between the two groups, he said.
By comparison, the previous studies showing the benefits of AI-assisted colonoscopy with regard to ADR were randomized, controlled clinical trials, Dr. Hassan said.
The study was independently supported. Dr. Levartovsky and Dr. Hassan report no relevant financial relationships.
A version of this article originally appeared on Medscape.com.
