人工智能在宫颈癌筛查中的应用研究进展

Research progress in the application of artificial intelligence in cervical cancer screening

中国宫颈癌的疾病负担较重,防控形势较为严峻。宫颈癌因病因明确,可通过早期筛查降低其发病率和死亡率。尽管如此,国内基层医疗单位的细胞学和阴道镜检查水平较差,制约了宫颈癌筛查的效果。近年来,人工智能(artificial intelligence,AI)的快速发展为宫颈癌筛查带来新的发展机遇,有望提高基层医生的诊断能力,加速实现全球消除宫颈癌的战略目标。本文将对AI在宫颈癌筛查中的应用研究进行综述。

The burden of cervical cancer in China is very high,and there is great scope for improvement with respect to strategies for its prevention.Understanding the etiology and carcinogenesis of cervical cancer has led to a decrease in its incidence and mortality owing to the application of cervical cancer screening.However,the poor cytology and colposcopy diagnosis at primary healthcare clinics restricts the whole screening performance.Recently,the rapid development of artificial intelligence(AI)has introduced new opportunities for cervical cancer screening,primarily benefiting doctors by improving diagnostic ability and accelerating the fulfillment of the global goal of cervical cancer elimination.This review aims to review the latest research progress in the application of AI in cervical cancer screening.