Study: endoscopists used to AI-assisted colonoscopies detected fewer precancerous growths after AI assistance was removed, compared to before AI was introduced (Joedy McCreary/MedPage Today)
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A recent study indicates that endoscopists who had become accustomed to using AI-assisted colonoscopies experienced a decline in their ability to detect precancerous growths (adenomas) after the AI assistance was removed. The adenoma detection rate (ADR) decreased by 6 percentage points, dropping from 28.4% to 22.4% in over 1,400 non-AI assisted colonoscopies, suggesting a potential over-reliance on AI technology in medical diagnostics.