Application of artificial intelligence technology in the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer

The combination of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and medicine is an important milestone in the development of modern medicine, which realizes the digitalization and intelligence for clinicians in the process of diagnosis and treatment. This is not a competition between human and machine, but a collaborative progress and development. The incidence of colorectal cancer remains high in China. The introduction of AI technology in lymph node metastasis, circumferential resection margin, neoadjuvant therapy, genetic diagnosis, radiomics, pathological assistance and colonoscopy diagnosis has further improved the diagnosis and treatment, as well as the evaluation and prediction of the disease of colorectal cancer. This article will review and comment on the application of AI technology in colorectal cancer staging, neoadjuvant therapy, gene diagnosis, pathological assistance and other aspects.