Abstract:Objective To establish an artificial intelligence-based evaluation system to comprehensively assess the quality of intestinal mucosal observation, and to explore the relationship between the score of the system and adenoma detection rate (ADR). Methods The intestinal mucosal observation quality assessment system (MQnet) was constructed by integrating the mucosal exposure assessment model, bowel preparation assessment model, and colonoscopy withdrawal speed monitoring model. MQnet score (0-3 points) was composed by adding mucosal exposure score (0-1 points), bowel preparation score (0-1 points), and withdrawal speed score (0-1 points). Data of 859 videos of 854 colonoscopy subjects at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from July 1st to October 15th 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. MQnet score of each colonoscopy was calculated and Spearman correlation analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between the MQnet score and ADR. Results The calculated MQnet score segments were 6 score bands of 2.0-<2.1, 2.1-<2.2, 2.2-<2.3, 2.3-<2.4, 2.4-<2.5, and 2.5-<2.6, with the number of colonoscopies corresponding to each band being 50, 109, 150, 223, 191, and 88, and with ADR corresponding to each band being 18.0% (9/50), 21.1% (23/109), 20.7% (31/150), 22.4% (50/223), 27.7% (53/191), and 28.4% (25/88), respectively. There was a significant positive correlationship between MQnet score and ADR (Spearman''s coefficient of 0.943, P<0.010). Conclusion MQnet score reflects the quality of intestinal mucosal observation through 3 dimensions, showing a positive correlationship with ADR, which can be used to quantitatively evaluate the quality of colonoscopy.