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Identifying key mechanisms leading to visual recognition errors for missed colorectal polyps using eye-tracking technology

Ahmad, Omer F; Mazomenos, Evangelos; Chadebecq, Francois; Kader, Rawen; Hussein, Mohamed; Haidry, Rehan J; González-Bueno Puyal, Juana; ... Lovat, Laurence B; + view all (2023) Identifying key mechanisms leading to visual recognition errors for missed colorectal polyps using eye-tracking technology. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology , 38 (5) pp. 667-834. 10.1111/jgh.16127. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Lack of visual recognition of colorectal polyps may lead to interval cancers. The mechanisms contributing to perceptual variation, particularly for subtle and advanced colorectal neoplasia, has scarcely been investigated. We aimed to evaluate visual recognition errors and provide novel mechanistic insights. METHODS: Eleven participants (7 trainees, 4 medical students) evaluated images from the UCL polyp perception dataset, containing 25 polyps, using eye tracking equipment. Gaze errors were defined as those where the lesion was not observed according to eye tracking technology. Cognitive errors occurred when lesions were observed but not recognised as polyps by participants. A video study was also performed including 39 subtle polyps, where polyp recognition performance was compared with a convolutional neural network (CNN). RESULTS: Cognitive errors occurred more frequently than gaze errors overall (65.6%) , with a significantly higher proportion in trainees (P=0.0264). In the video validation, the CNN detected significantly more polyps than trainees and medical students, with per polyp sensitivities of 79.5%, 30.0% and 15.4% respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Cognitive errors were the most common reason for visual recognition errors. The impact of interventions such as artificial intelligence, particularly on different types of perceptual errors, needs further investigation including potential effects on learning curves. To facilitate future research, a publicly accessible visual perception colonoscopy polyp database was created.

Type: Article
Title: Identifying key mechanisms leading to visual recognition errors for missed colorectal polyps using eye-tracking technology
Location: Australia
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1111/jgh.16127
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.16127
Language: English
Additional information: © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology published by Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Colonic Polyps, Colonoscopy, Colorectal cancer
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Targeted Intervention
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10163679
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