Development of a remote medical treatment support system for oral mucosal disease in depopulated areas by Artificial Intelligence

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K10251
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 57080:Social dentistry-related
• Research Institution: Iwate Medical University
• Principal Investigator: OHASHI YU 岩手医科大学, 歯学部, 特任准教授 (60622800)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 山田 浩之 岩手医科大学, 歯学部, 教授 (90267542) ; 宮本 郁也 岩手医科大学, 歯学部, 特任教授 (50402912) ; 小野寺 慧 岩手医科大学, 歯学部, 助教 (60788743)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 口腔粘膜疾患 / 口腔潜在的悪性疾患 / 口腔がん / AI / 遠隔診療 / 医療過疎

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The pillars of this study are (1) to collect a large amount of OPMD image information, (2) to collect a large amount of magnified endoscopic images of OPMD, (3) to learn (deep learning) OPMD images and magnified endoscopic images to AI, and (4) to construct a network between medically underpopulated areas and medical hub regions.
We held meetings with dental associations in depopulated areas in Iwate Prefecture, which is a medically underpopulated area, to exchange opinions toward the establishment of a network. Intraoral image information and magnified endoscopic images were obtained from 13 healthy subjects and 95 OPMD subjects.

Free Research Field

口腔外科

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究が実用化されると、医療過疎地区でのOPMDの診療に大きく貢献する。また、この遠隔医療システムが実用化されると、他の分野での応用も可能になると思われる。