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Endoscopy 2018; 50(07): 701-707
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-101026
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Gaze patterns hold key to unlocking successful search strategies and increasing polyp detection rate in colonoscopy

Mariam Lami
1   Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
Harsimrat Singh
1   Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
James H. Dilley
1   Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
Hajra Ashraf
1   Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
Matthew Edmondon
1   Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
Felipe Orihuela-Espina
2   Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (INAOE), Mexico
,
Jonathan Hoare
3   Department of Interventional Endoscopy, St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
,
Ara Darzi
1   Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
Mikael H. Sodergren
1   Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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submitted 07 September 2017

accepted after revision 04 December 2017

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07 February 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Background The adenoma detection rate (ADR) is an important quality indicator in colonoscopy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in visual gaze patterns (VGPs) with increasing polyp detection rate (PDR), a surrogate marker of ADR.

Methods 18 endoscopists participated in the study. VGPs were measured using eye-tracking technology during the withdrawal phase of colonoscopy. VGPs were characterized using two analyses – screen and anatomy. Eye-tracking parameters were used to characterize performance, which was further substantiated using hidden Markov model (HMM) analysis.

Results Subjects with higher PDRs spent more time viewing the outer ring of the 3 × 3 grid for both analyses (screen-based: r = 0.56, P = 0.02; anatomy: r = 0.62, P < 0.01). Fixation distribution to the “bottom U” of the screen in screen-based analysis was positively correlated with PDR (r = 0.62, P = 0.01). HMM demarcated the VGPs into three PDR groups.

Conclusion This study defined distinct VGPs that are associated with expert behavior. These data may allow introduction of visual gaze training within structured training programs, and have implications for adoption in higher-level assessment.

 

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