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The research team included representatives from Tokai University School of Medicine Prof. Hidekazu Suzuki, Assoc. Prof. Masaya Sano, Dr. Takahiro Kikuchi as well as Assoc. Prof. Hideki Mori from Keio University School of Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the visit, the Japanese researchers, met with Rector of LSMU, Prof. Rimantas Benetis and Head of the LSMU Department of Gastroenterology and Vice-Rector for Research, Prof. Juozas Kup\u010dinskas. The meeting focused on the significance of the project for the university, opportunities for international collaboration, and other promising strategic directions for future research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2025, the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) has been successfully implementing the research project \u201cBilateral comparison of accuracy of gastric cancer risk screening using image-intensified and artificial intelligence-assisted endoscopy\u201d (No. S-LJB-25-2). The aim of the project is to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool that could improve the early detection of gastric cancer during endoscopic examinations.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/IMG_7512-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127452\" style=\"width:667px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7512-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7512-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7512-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7512-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/lsmu.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7512-1-300x225@2x.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan has one of the highest incidences of gastric cancer worldwide. 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