EL PASO, Texas –University Medical Center of El Paso’s (UMC) Digestive Health Center has implemented the use of the region’s first artificial intelligence (AI) endoscopy module called the GI GeniusTM.
This computer-aided polyp detection system is powered by AI to find colorectal polyps during a colonoscopy screening. Having this technology available to our patients is a huge step in identifying suspicious lesions, which could be an indicator of colorectal cancer.
Approximately 4.1 percent of men and women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer at some point during their lifetime, based on data from the National Cancer Institute. Colorectal cancer is treatable and beatable, with early diagnosis.