AGA Tech Summit
AGA Tech Summit
Noninvasive esophageal cancer screening approaches may reach more at-risk patients
Noninvasive approaches have lower sensitivity and specificity than endoscopic screening, but greater access could make them cost effective.
AGA Tech Summit
Endoscopic ultrasound survives the sharks at AGA Tech Summit
A cheap, portable device may benefit surgical centers and improve access in low-resource settings.
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Endoscopic obesity treatments offer alternatives to surgery
These methods have shown lower efficacy but with fewer adverse effects.
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Weighing the pros and cons of disposable duodenoscopes
Their main advantage – avoiding scope-related infections – is one many clinicians don’t consider overly pressing, but experts say they’d be remiss...
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Admit or send home for GI bleeding? AI may help you decide
Gastroenterologists may soon find that their most powerful tool for deciding which patients to hospitalize isn’t their experience or intuition,...
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AGA Shark Tank 2021: A simple design survives
William of Ockham would have been proud because, at this year’s American Gastroenterological Association’s Shark Tank pitch competition, one...
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Preventing endoscopist injuries starts with ergonomics
Up to 89% of gastroenterologists report musculoskeletal symptoms - most often back pain, followed by neck pain and hand pain.
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GI disease screening with artificial intelligence is close
SAN FRANCISCO – Because of the limitations of the human eye, deep learning is increasingly considered the answer for improving the accuracy of...
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Predictive analytics with large data sets are being pursued to individualize IBD therapy
SAN FRANCISCO – Predictive analytics of large quantities of data using machine learning present a powerful tool for improving therapeutic choices...
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Looking ahead: Gastroenterology devices over the next decade
SAN FRANCISCO – Dr. V. Raman Muthusamy and Dr. Sri Komanduri sum up the promising technology and the hurdles it...