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Performance evaluation tests were conducted for its clinical applications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Patients and Methods A test dataset comprising 204 early gastric cancer cases treated with endoscopic resection or surgery at our hospital between 2018 and 2021 was established. A minimum of five white-light imaging (WLI) images per case were used (median, 8; range, 5\u201322). The primary endpoint was the sensitivity for diagnosing mucosal cancer. The AI program was defined as useful when the lower limit of the 95% confidence interval (CI) exceeded 75%, based on previous reports on the depth diagnosis of early gastric cancer. Secondary endpoints were specificity and accuracy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results In our study, the sensitivity of this program for the diagnosis of mucosal cancer was 91.2%, and the lower limit of the 95% CI of sensitivity was 85.2%, which was higher than 75%, indicating the usefulness of this program. 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