Doctors perform Kuwait’s first colonoscopy using AI

Kuwait, The Gulf Observer: Doctors at Jaber Hospital succeeded in carrying out a digestive system gastrointestinal endoscopy using AI – artificial intelligence to discover tumors; the first of its kind to be performed in Kuwait.

Head of the surgery department at Jaber Hospital Dr Suleiman Al-Mazidi said the modern technique used showcases the advanced technological development reached in this field.

The system used for the colonoscopy utilizes artificial intelligence to identify polyps in the colon and stomach with high accuracy, he said, adding that artificial intelligence managed ‘in extreme accuracy’ to discover tumors that could not be seen with the naked eye.

He said the department has 19 operation rooms which perform up to 40 major operations per day.