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Stefania Piccirelli^1,2, Alessandro Mussetto³, Angelo Bellumat⁴

¹Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, 25124 Brescia, Italy.

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Summary

Express View (EV) software significantly improves diagnostic accuracy for small-bowel (SB) lesions detected via capsule endoscopy (CE). This innovative tool also drastically reduces CE video reading times compared to standard reading methods.

Keywords:

Express View automatic reading software capsule endoscopy reading time

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Background:

Capsule endoscopy (CE) reading is a lengthy process.
Express View (EV) software aims to expedite CE video analysis.
Evaluating EV's diagnostic performance for small-bowel (SB) lesions is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the diagnostic accuracy of EV software in identifying significant SB lesions.
To compare the time efficiency of EV mode versus standard reading (SR) for CE videos.

Main Methods:

Prospective enrollment of 126 patients with suspected SB bleeding or neoplasia undergoing SB CE.
CE evaluation conducted using both standard reading (SR) and Express View (EV) modes.
Consensus review for discrepancies between SR and EV readings to re-classify findings.

Main Results:

EV demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy, with post-consensus metrics reaching 97% sensitivity, 100% specificity, and 98% overall accuracy.
Median reading time was significantly reduced from 71 minutes with SR to 13 minutes with EV (p < 0.001).
Small-bowel capsule endoscopy completion rate was 86.5% with no device retention.

Conclusions:

New-generation Express View (EV) software exhibits high diagnostic accuracy for detecting small-bowel lesions.
EV significantly decreases the time required for capsule endoscopy video interpretation.
EV offers a more efficient approach to capsule endoscopy analysis without compromising diagnostic quality.