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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Precision Imaging for Early Detection of Esophageal Cancer.

Po-Chun Yang, Chien-Wei Huang, Riya Karmakar, Arvind Mukundan, Tsung-Hsien Chen, Chu-Kuang Chou, Kai-Yao Yang, Hsiang-Chen Wang

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Po-Chun YangDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.
Chien-Wei HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, 2, Zhongzheng 1st. Rd., Lingya District, Kaohsiung City 80284, Taiwan.
Riya KarmakarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, 168, University Rd., Min Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan.
Arvind MukundanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, 168, University Rd., Min Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7741-3722
Tsung-Hsien ChenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1542-1495
Chu-Kuang ChouDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 60002, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2588-6883
Kai-Yao YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, 2, Zhongzheng 1st. Rd., Lingya District, Kaohsiung City 80284, Taiwan.
Hsiang-Chen WangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, 168, University Rd., Min Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4107-2062

Funding

Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital 113-31Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital KAFGH_D_113031National Science and Technology Council of The Republic of China NSTC 113-2221-E-194-011-MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early detection of early-stage esophageal cancer (ECA) is crucial for timely intervention and improved treatment outcomes. Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies offer promising avenues for enhancing diagnostic accuracy in this context. This study utilized a dataset comprising 3984 white light images (WLIs) and 3666 narrow-band images (NBIs). We employed the Yolov5 model, a state-of-the-art object detection algorithm, to predict early ECA based on the provided images. The dataset was divided into two subsets: RGB-WLIs and NBIs, and four distinct models were trained using these datasets. The experimental results revealed that the prediction performance of the training model was notably enhanced when using HSI compared to general NBI training. The HSI training model demonstrated an 8% improvement in accuracy, along with a 5-8% enhancement in precision and recall measures. Notably, the model trained with WLIs exhibited the most significant improvement. Integration of HSI with AI technologies improves the prediction performance for early ECA detection. This study underscores the potential of deep learning identification models to aid in medical detection research. Integrating these models with endoscopic diagnostic systems in healthcare settings could offer faster and more accurate results, thereby improving overall detection performance.

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esophageal cancerhyperspectral imagingobject recognitionsquamous esophageal carcinomaYOLOv5

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