Computer aided villi morphometric quantification in video-capsule enteroscopy: A newly developed software to quantify small bowel atrophy

• Published in: Digestive and liver disease
• Main Authors: Nandi, Nicoletta, Topa, Matilde, Rimondi, Alessandro, Ciulla, Michele M, Tontini, Gian Eugenio, Scaramella, Lucia, Sidhu, Reena, Vecchi, Maurizio, Elli, Luca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Atrophy; Celiac disease; Image-processing software; Capsule endoscopy; Morphometric analysis

Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) has an established role in patients with non-responsive celiac disease (CeD). A non-invasive method to quantify small bowel atrophy is still lacking. We analysed SBCE frames from CeD patients from 2018 to 2020. Histology was the reference standard, with atrophy d...