Artificial Intelligence Model Can Successfully Predict the Reoccurrence of Crohn's Disease

A new study finds that an artificial intelligence model can predict whether Crohn's disease will recur after surgery. A deep learning model trained to analyze histological images of surgical specimens accurately classified patients with and without Crohn's disease recurrence, investigators report in The American Journal of Pathology. According to researchers, more than 500,000 individuals in the United States have Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that damages the digestive system lining. It can cause digestive system inflammation, which may result in abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, exhaustion, weight loss, and malnutrition.