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Owing to the high variability in calculating withdrawal time, recent research has explored the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to standardize this process, but prospective validation is lacking.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>This prospective, superiority trial compared the accuracy of AI-assisted withdrawal time calculation with that of physicians during routine colonoscopy from December 2023 to March 2024. The gold standard was obtained via manual, frame-by-frame annotation of the examination video recordings. The AI also automatically generated an image report, which was qualitatively assessed by four endoscopists.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>126 patients were analyzed. The proposed AI system demonstrated a significantly lower mean absolute error (MAE) in estimating withdrawal time compared with physicians (2.2 vs. 4.2 minutes; P &lt; 0.001). This was attributed to examinations containing endoscopic interventions, where the AI had significantly lower MAE compared with physicians (2.1 vs. 5.2; P &lt; 0.001). The MAE was comparable in the absence of interventions (2.3 vs. 2.3; P = 0.52). High-quality image reports were generated by the AI system; 97% were assessed as showing satisfactory timeline representation and 81% achieved overall satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Our study demonstrated the superiority of an AI system in calculating withdrawal time during colonoscopy compared with physicians, providing significant improvements, especially in examinations involving interventions. 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