Human-in-the-Loop Active Learning for Real-Time Endoscopic Diagnostics on Edge Devices
摘要
Early diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) conditions through endoscopy can drastically improve patient outcomes. However, the accuracy and consistency of endoscopic interpretation often vary with operator expertise, and existing AI-assisted solutions remain too resource-intensive for deployment on low-powered clinical devices. In this work, we propose a lightweight, human-in-the-loop (HITL) active learning framework that incrementally fine-tunes a compact deep learning model based on expert feedback collected during clinical deployment. Initially trained on a limited subset of annotated endoscopy images, our model is optimized for real-time inference on edge hardware (Jetson Nano). During deployment, expert feedback on erroneous predictions is collected and used for periodic fine-tuning without increasing model complexity. Our system supports continual improvement, maintains fixed model size, and demonstrates enhanced diagnostic performance in both sensitivity and precision, thus offering a robust, adaptive solution for AI-assisted endoscopic diagnostics in resource-constrained environments.