Stool specimens characterization via novel smartphone application – a review of the latest innovations in Gastroenterology by BIOMEDICA CRO.
An innovative mobile phone application was found to be as good as expert gastroenterologists at characterizing stool, according to a study by Cedars-Sinai.
Stool reporting by patients, usually guided by the Bristol Stool Scale, is crucial to helping physicians evaluate symptoms for diagnosis or for judging the effectiveness of medications. The artificial intelligence (AI) used in the smartphone app also outperformed reports by patients describing their stool specimens.
“The artificial intelligence tool removes the subjective description that can be part of a patient’s description of their bowel specimens. In addition to improving a physician’s ability to assess their patients’ digestive health, this app could be advantageous for clinical trials by reducing the variability of stool outcome measures,” said Ali Rezaie, MD, co-author of the study and the medical director of GI Motility at Cedars-Sinai.
Please find more information at the American Journal of Gastroenterology, articles, “A Smartphone Application Using Artificial Intelligence Is Superior to Subject Self-Reporting When Assessing Stool Form”.
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