Florida hospital onboards AI colonoscopy system

HCA Healthcare affiliate Largo (Fla.) Medical Center added Medtronic’s GI Genius for colonoscopy detection, ABC affiliate WFTS Tampa reported July 16. 

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The artificial intelligence device helps detect polyps during colonoscopies. It’s compatible with any colonoscopy video and uses advanced AI to recognize the presence of precancerous lesions with a visual marker in real time.

A recent study found that GI Genius was able to identify precancerous or cancerous tumors at a 13 percent higher rate than a standard colonoscopy, according to WFTS Tampa.

The FDA granted de novo clearance for the device in April.

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